(often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way
<adj.all> (p) freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 2
<adj.all> (p) freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 2
| deserving |
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| worth |
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sample sentences
"an idea worth considering""the deserving poor"
"a deserving cause"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form