DESERVINGLY

Etymology

Adverb

deservingly (comparative more deservingly, superlative most deservingly)

In a deserving manner.

She was deservingly jailed for her crimes.

Source: Wiktionary

DESERVING

De*serv"ing, n.

Definition: Desert; merit. A person of great deservings from the republic. Swift.

De*serv"ing, a.

Definition: Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving or act.

– De*serv"ing*ly, adv.

DESERVE

De*serve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deserved; p. pr. & vb. n. Deserving.] Etym: [OF. deservir, desservir, to merit, L. deservire to serve zealously, be devoted to; de- + servire to serve. See Serve.]

1. To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves praise. God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. Job xi. 6. John Gay deserved to be a favorite. Thackeray. Encouragement is not held out to things that deserve reprehension. Burke.

2. To serve; to treat; to benefit. [Obs.] A man that hath So well deserved me. Massinger.

De*serve", v. i.

Definition: To be worthy of recompense; -- usually with ill or with well. One man may merit or deserve of another. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition