Difference between Worthy and Deserving

WORTHY vs DESERVING: NOUN

Word is often used humorously
A distinguished or eminent person
A man of eminent worth or value; one distinguished for useful and estimable qualities; a person of conspicuous desert; -- much used in the plural.
An important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)
A person of eminent worth; one distinguished for serviceable and estimable qualities: as, Fuller's “History of the Worthies of England.”
A local celebrity; a character; an eccentric: as, a village worthy.
Anything of worth or excellence.
An eminent or distinguished person.

Having sufficient worth; deserving.
Honorable; admirable.
Having worth, merit, or value.
Having high moral qualities
Worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
Morally admirable
Meriting respect or esteem
Most worthy of those of the same blood to succeed or inherit; -- applied to males, and expressive of the preference given them over females.
Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.
Having suitable, adapted, or equivalent qualities or value; -- usually with of before the thing compared or the object; more rarely, with a following infinitive instead of of, or with that; ; entitled to; meriting; -- usually in a good sense, but sometimes in a bad one.
Of high station; of high social position.
Having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable
Having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way
Honourable or admirable
Deserving, or having sufficient worth

To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore.

In keeping with the standing, character, dignity, etc. (of); fit; fitted; proper; suited; suitable: with of, for, or an infinitive clause.
Well-deserved.
Having worth or merit or value
Being honorable or admirable
Deserving; meriting: sometimes followed by of before the thing merited or deserved, sometimes by an accusative directly, and sometimes by an infinitive.
Of high rank or social station.
Having worth; of high standing or degree; honorable; worshipful; excellent; deserving of honor, respect, praise, mention, attention, or the like; valuable; noble; estimable; virtuous; meritorious: noting persons and things.
To render worthy; exalt.

Worthy of reward or praise; meritorious; possessed of good qualities that entitle to approbation: as, a deserving officer.
(often used ironically)

Worth, Good, Respectable, Meritorious, Suitable, Desirable, Exemplary, Laudable, Noteworthy, Commendable, Praiseworthy, Noble, Meriting, Worthwhile, Deserving

Laudable, Merits, Humane, Commendable, Warranting, Qualified, Earning, Praiseworthy, Worthwhile, Merit, Meritorious, Merited, Worth, Meriting, Worthy

Honorable, Worth, Good, Respectable, Meritorious, Suitable, Desirable, Exemplary, Laudable, Noteworthy, Commendable, Praiseworthy, Noble, Worthwhile, Deserving

Dignified, Decent, Laudable, Merits, Humane, Commendable, Qualified, Earning, Praiseworthy, Worthwhile, Merit, Meritorious, Merited, Worth, Worthy

Not an acronym obviously but worthy of inclusion.
There is none worthy of worship except You.
There is none worthy of worship but You.
Is this worthy of contacting the FBI about?
The world considers that the righteous are not worthy to live in the world, and God declares the world is not worthy of them.
God is worthy and great and worthy of our praise because of His splendor and His awesome works.
Make a list of the Chapters in your Section, listing names and addresses and phone numbers of the Worthy Matron, Worthy Patron, and Secretary.
Unfortunately many Christians are not going to receive anything worthy, no crown, because they did nothing worthy to be rewarded.
Worthy victims are worthy of media attention, but unworthy victims can basically piss off and die.
Worthy Matrons and Worthy Patrons to please stand.

You should choose reasonable alternatives deserving careful consideration.
Religion was something special, deserving of extra protection.
They are truly deserving of the Lifesaving Award.
There are many deserving fighters to choose from.
Wilma will construe her as deserving of sympathy.
Scholarships each year to deserving RHS Graduates who attended Southern deserving RHS Graduates who attended Southern to and!
Nguyen Du found those women only worthy of pity but not deserving any blame, only worthy of public concern but not deserving any resentment.
American family, all deserving of equal treatment, all deserving of equal respect, all children of God.
In this case, a smaller vehicle may presumably be deserving of fewer credits whereas a larger vehicle may be deserving of more.
Any time an expectant mother is a victim of violence, two lives are in the balance, each deserving protection, and each deserving justice.