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praise´wor´thi|ness — praise|wor|thy «PRAYZ WUR thee», adjective. thi|er, thi|est. worthy of praise; deserving approval; commendable; laudable: »He does not ask what is allowable, but what is commendable and praiseworthy (William Law). SYNONYM(S): meritorious … Useful english dictionary
praise´wor´thi|ly — praise|wor|thy «PRAYZ WUR thee», adjective. thi|er, thi|est. worthy of praise; deserving approval; commendable; laudable: »He does not ask what is allowable, but what is commendable and praiseworthy (William Law). SYNONYM(S): meritorious … Useful english dictionary
praise|wor|thy — «PRAYZ WUR thee», adjective. thi|er, thi|est. worthy of praise; deserving approval; commendable; laudable: »He does not ask what is allowable, but what is commendable and praiseworthy (William Law). SYNONYM(S): meritorious … Useful english dictionary
deserving — /dəˈzɜvɪŋ/ (say duh zerving) adjective 1. worthy of reward, praise, or help; meritorious: a deserving cause. –phrase 2. deserving of, worthy of: *Women s Liberation is treated as an interesting phenomenon, deserving of periodic feature articles… …
praise·wor·thy — /ˈpreızˌwɚði/ adj : deserving praise : worthy of praise praiseworthy efforts to develop an AIDS vaccine … Useful english dictionary
Deserving — Deserve De*serve (d[ e]*z[ e]rv ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deserved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deserving}.] [OF. deservir, desservir, to merit, L. deservire to serve zealously, be devoted to; de + servire to serve. See {Serve}.] 1. To earn by service; to be … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deserving — 1. adjective a) worthy of reward or praise; meritorious the deserving poor b) meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.) A … Wiktionary
deserving — Synonyms and related words: admirable, ascribable, attributable, beyond all praise, comeuppance, commendable, creditable, deserts, due, entitled to, estimable, exemplary, laudable, merit, merited, meriting, meritorious, model, praiseworthy,… … Moby Thesaurus
deserving — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. meriting, meritorious, exemplary; see worthy . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. meritorious, worthy, due, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Deserving honor, respect, or admiration … English dictionary for students
deserving — adj. meritorious. Phrases and idioms: deserving of showing conduct or qualities worthy of (praise, blame, help, etc.). Derivatives: deservingly adv. deservingness n … Useful english dictionary
