irony vs deserving

irony is a noun but deserving is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
irony	Yes	No	No	No
deserving	No	Yes	No	No

irony (noun)	deserving (noun)
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
witty language used to convey insults or scorn

irony (adjective)	deserving (adjective)
	(often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way