The Collaborative International Dictionary
Meritorious \Mer`i*to"ri*ous\, a. [L. meritorius that brings in money.] Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable.
And meritorious shall that hand be called,
Canonized, and worshiped as a saint.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster] -- Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ly, adv. --
Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ness, n.
Wiktionary
adv. In a meritorious manner.
WordNet
adv. in a meritorious manner; "he served his country meritoriously"
Usage examples of "meritoriously".
For, as God, He works in the sacraments by authority: but, as man, His operation conduces to the inward sacramental effects meritoriously and efficiently, but instrumentally.
And the napery, the glassware and the flowers also meritoriously performed the spectacular duties required of them.
Richard Carstone, who has so meritoriously acquitted himself in the--shall I say the classic shades?
Disaster-focused organizations such as coast guards and the Red Cross functioned meritoriously.