deserving

Adjective
  1. (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way (synset 302596626)
    "an idea worth considering"; "the deserving poor"; "a deserving cause"
    domain usage: irony - a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
    similar to: worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable
    same as: worth

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