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Search phrase: deserving

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All's Well That Ends WellAW III.v.60To have her name repeated; all her deservingTo haue her name repeated, all her deseruing
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xii.32Vanish, or I shall give thee thy deservingVanish, or I shall giue thee thy deseruing,
CoriolanusCor I.ix.20The grave of your deserving. Rome must knowthe Graue of your deseruing, / Rome must know
CymbelineCym III.i.7Than in his feats deserving it – for him,Then in his Feats deseruing it) for him,
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.ii.57Spoke your deserving like a chronicle,Spoke your deseruings like a Chronicle,
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iii.43deserving.deseruing.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.9Virtue he had, deserving to command;Vertue he had, deseruing to command,
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.98And well deserving? Yet I know her forAnd well deseruing? yet I know her for
King LearKL I.i.30Sir, I shall study deserving.Sir, I shall study deseruing.
King LearKL III.iii.21This seems a fair deserving, and must draw meThis seemes a faire deseruing, and must draw me
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.474'Tis my deserving, and I do entreat it.'Tis my deseruing, and I doe entreat it.
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.ii.112foolish eyes looked upon, was the best deserving a fairfoolish eyes look'd vpon, was the best deseruing a faire
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.vii.29And yet to be afeard of my deservingAnd yet to be afeard of my deseruing,
OthelloOth I.iii.334I confess me knit to thy deserving with cables of perdurableI confesse me knit to thy deseruing, with Cables of perdurable
OthelloOth II.i.142best. But what praise couldst thou bestow on a deservingbest. But what praise could'st thou bestow on a deseruing
OthelloOth II.iii.263deserving. You have lost no reputation at all, unless youdeseruing. You haue lost no Reputation at all, vnlesse you
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iv.34A right good creature, more to me deservingA right good creature, more to me deserving

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SonnetsSonn.87.6 And for that riches where is my deserving? And for that ritches where is my deseruing?

Glossary

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commendablepraiseworthy, deserving of approval
condigndeserving, well-deserved, fitting
damnabledeserving damnation, evil, in a state of mortal sin
death-worthydeserving death
demerit(plural) merits, deserts, deserving
desartdeserving, due recompense, right
desartlessunderserving, lacking in merit [malapropism for ‘deserving’]
desert, desartdeserving, due recompense, right
desert, desartcause, deserving, warrant
desert, desartworth, merit, deserving
deserveddeserving, meritorious, praiseworthy
deservingdeserving of gratitude, meritorious
deservingworthiness, desert, merit
deservingreward, recompense, desert
dutydue, desert, deserving
meritdeserving person, righteous individual
meritdesert, deserving, inner worth
observedone demanding respect, deserving of honour
reproachsomeone deserving of blame, source of disgrace
reprovableblameworthy, reprehensible, deserving censure
venerablecommanding esteem, deserving of great respect
vileworthless person, one not deserving of praise
worthworthy of, deserving, meriting
worthyof worth, of value, deserving

Thesaurus

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approval, deserving ofcommendable
blame, deserving ofreproach
censure, deservingreprovable
damnation, deservingdamnable
death, deservingdeath-worthy
deservingcondign
deservingdemerit
deservingdesert, desart
deservingdesert, desart
deservingdesert, desart
deservingdeserved
deservingduty
deservingmerit
deservingworth
deservingworthy
deserving damnationdamnable
deserving deathdeath-worthy
deserving of approvalcommendable
deserving of blamereproach
deserving of gratitudedeserving
deserving of honourobserved
deserving personmerit
gratitude, deserving ofdeserving
honour, deserving ofobserved
praise, one not deserving ofvile
respect, deserving of greatvenerable

Themes and Topics

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Plurals...sonn 87 6 for that riches where is my deserving [singular] those riches [plural] ...

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