desertful

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪˈzɝtfəl/ UK /dɪˈzɜːtfəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
deserving of reward or merit; meritorious

The old poet praised his patron as a desertful and noble man.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · deserving of reward or... meritorious deserving worthy commendable praiseworthy

Opposites

undeserving unworthy

Word family

Related forms desert deserve deserving merit

Etymology

From desert ('that which is deserved, merit') + -ful. This desert is from Old French deserte, from deservir ('to deserve'), from Latin deservire ('to serve zealously').

deservire Latin servire Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# desertful

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈzɝtfəl/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈzɜːtfəl/

## Meanings
1. deserving of reward or merit; meritorious

## Examples
- The old poet praised his patron as a desertful and noble man.

## Synonyms
- meritorious
- deserving
- worthy
- commendable
- praiseworthy

## Antonyms
- undeserving
- unworthy

## Related Forms
- desert
- deserve
- deserving
- merit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: deservire
- Root: servire

## Etymology
From desert ('that which is deserved, merit') + -ful. This desert is from Old French deserte, from deservir ('to deserve'), from Latin deservire ('to serve zealously').

## AI Etymology
Desertful is from desert ('that which is deserved, merit') + -ful. This desert is from Old French deserte, from deservir ('to deserve'), from Latin deservire ('to serve zealously'). The ancestry passes through Latin deservire and Latin servire. In present use as an adjective, it means "deserving of reward or merit; meritorious", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include desert, deserve, deserving, and merit. Its contrast set includes undeserving and unworthy, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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