Wordnet 3.0
ADVERB (1)
1.
in a meritorious manner;
- Example: "he served his country meritoriously"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Meritorious \Mer`i*to"ri*ous\, a. [L. meritorius that brings in
money.]
Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of
recompense; valuable.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
meritoriously
adv 1: in a meritorious manner; "he served his country
meritoriously"