Meaning

2 senses
  1. Worthy of reward or praise; meritorious.

    the deserving poor

    схва́льнийsxválʹnyj, гі́днийhídnyj

  2. Meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)

    verdient

    заслу́женийzaslúženyj

More definitions
  • (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way

Translations

4 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
worthy of reward or praise:
meriting, worthy:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
meriting, worthy:

Forms

more deserving, most deserving
Comparativemore deserving Lesson
Superlativemost deserving Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way:worth

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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