1. in a manner that is deserved or appropriate; fittingly or justly
Usage: formal or archaic; often used in legal or moral contexts

Examples

• The criminal was condignly punished for his heinous crimes.
• She received condignly earned praise for her decades of service.
• The judge ruled that the defendant should be condignly sentenced according to the severity of the offense.
• His failure was condignly attributed to his own negligence and lack of preparation.
• The reward was condignly bestowed upon the hero who saved the village.