exemplary
[ ig-zem-pluh-ree, eg-zuhm-pler-ee ]
/ ɪgˈzɛm plə ri, ˈɛg zəmˌplɛr i /
adjective
worthy of imitation; commendable: exemplary conduct.
serving as a warning: an exemplary penalty.
serving as an illustration or specimen; illustrative; typical: The sentences read are exemplary of the style of the essay as a whole.
serving as a model or pattern: The authoritative and exemplary text of the work is in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University.
of, relating to, or composed of exempla, or examples or models: the exemplary literature of the medieval period.
Origin of exemplary
SYNONYMS FOR exemplary
OTHER WORDS FROM exemplary
ex·em·pla·ri·ly, adverb ex·em·pla·ri·ness, ex·em·plar·i·ty [eg-zuhm-plar-i-tee] /ˌɛg zəmˈplær ɪ ti/, noun non·ex·em·pla·ry, adjective un·ex·em·pla·ry, adjectiveWords nearby exemplary
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British Dictionary definitions for exemplary
exemplary
/ (ɪɡˈzɛmplərɪ) /
adjective
fit for imitation; model
an exemplary performance
serving as a warning; admonitory
an exemplary jail sentence
representative; typical
an action exemplary of his conduct