Cheap
Cheap adjective - Costing little.
Deserving
Deserving adjective - Having sufficient worth or merit to receive one's honor, esteem, or reward.
Usage example: gifts donated to deserving children every Christmas
Nearby Words: deserved, deservedly
Both words in one sentence
- He feels that it isn't anywhere close to deserving of the near-universal praise and Oscar buzz that it received, comparing it to a cheap sitcom and going so far as to say that most of his fellow critics had lost their minds.
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