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deservant en · ADJ

Etymology

From deserve + -ant.

Meanings

1. Deserving; worthy (of either good or bad)
   • As far as I was concerned, and regardless of the man being my biological father, Melvin Harris was deservant of all the humiliation and punishment that came his way. 2013, Lionel B. Harris, The Long and Winding Road, page 38:
   • Feeling deservant, I scold my reflection and convince the remains of me that my breath is no longer vital. 2011, Jhen M. Veach, Embrace It All: Poetry, Art, Short Story, page 78:
   • The conveyance to the grandson was subject to a further condition which was expressed in the instrument in this way: “if he is personally deservant of the transfer of the said premises to him.” 1941, James P. Andrews, John M. Comley, Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Errors of the State of Connecticut:
   • We tend to criticize those with wealth saying they are not deservant of it. Yet, how do we know if they are deservant or not? 2007, Mary LaSota, Harriet Sternberg, Hope, Help, Healing with Archangel Raphael and the Angels, page 72:

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