Deserving
Deserving adjective - Having sufficient worth or merit to receive one's honor, esteem, or reward.
Earn and deserving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Earn" instead a verb "Deserving".
Nearby Words: deserved, deservedly
Both words in one sentence
- Earn Your Happy Ending: After all they have been through, all of the surviving characters have earned the happy ending though Torina and Landen are definitely the most deserving.
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