Deserving
91Classifications of poor used in the Poor Law system — classified people into categories for those considered deserving of poor relief and those who were not considered deserving of poor relief. The impotent poor could not look after themselves or go to work. They included the ill, the infirm, the… …
92Malay styles and titles — The Malay language has a complex system of titles and honorifics, which are still used extensively in Malaysia and Brunei. Singapore, whose Malay royalty was abolished by the British colonial government in 1891, has adopted civic titles for its… …
93Ethereal being — Water nymph by John Collier, 1923. Ethereal beings, according to some belief systems and occult theories, are mystic entities that usually are not made of ordinary matter. Despite the fact that they are believed to be essentially incorporeal,… …
94commendable — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. praiseworthy, laudable, deserving; see excellent , worthy . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. praiseworthy, laudable, meritorious, admirable, exemplary, noble, estimable, excellent. ANT.: contemptible, despicable, rotten …
95meritorious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. praiseworthy, exemplary, commendable, honorable; see noble 1 , 2 , worthy . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. praiseworthy, commendable, honorable, good, worthy, admirable, laudable, deserving, exemplary, noble. ANT.:… …
96note — note1 W1S1 [nəut US nout] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(to remind you)¦ 2¦(for studying)¦ 3¦(short letter)¦ 4¦(official letter)¦ 5¦(additional information)¦ 6¦(music)¦ 7¦(money)¦ 8¦(feeling or quality)¦ 9 hit/strike the right/wrong note …
97praiseworthy — preɪzwÉœrðɪ / wÉœËð adj. commendable, laudable, deserving praise, deserving compliments, deserving accolades …
98deservingness — noun the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance) there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded • Syn: ↑merit, ↑meritoriousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑meritorious (for: ↑ …
99meritoriousness — noun the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance) there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded • Syn: ↑deservingness, ↑merit • Derivationally related forms: ↑meritorious, ↑meritorious ( …
100-worthy — comb. form forming adjectives meaning: 1 deserving of (blameworthy; noteworthy). 2 suitable or fit for (newsworthy; roadworthy). * * * a combining form of worthy, occurring in adjectives that have the general sense deserving of, fit for… …
