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exemplary

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ex·em·pla·ry  (g-zmpl-r)
adj.
1. Worthy of imitation; commendable: exemplary behavior.
2. Serving as a model.
3. Serving as an illustration; typical.
4. Serving as a warning; admonitory.

[From Middle English exaumplarie, exemplere, an exemplar; see exemplar.]

exem·plari·ly (gzm-plâr-l) adv.
ex·empla·ri·ness, exem·plari·ty (gzm-plr-t) n.

exemplary [ɪgˈzɛmplərɪ]
adj
1. fit for imitation; model an exemplary performance
2. serving as a warning; admonitory an exemplary jail sentence
3. representative; typical an action exemplary of his conduct
exemplarily  adv
exemplariness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.exemplary - worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"
worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"
2.exemplary - being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action exemplary of his conduct";
typical - exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category; "a typical American girl"; "a typical suburban community"; "the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year"; "a painting typical of the Impressionist school"; "a typical romantic poem"; "a typical case of arteritis"
3.exemplaryexemplary - serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"
dissuasive - deterring from action; "dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand"

exemplary
adjective
1. ideal, good, fine, model, excellent, sterling, admirable, honourable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy, meritorious, estimable, punctilious He showed outstanding and exemplary courage in the face of danger.
2. typical, representative, characteristic, signature, illustrative an exemplary case of how issues of this sort can be resolved
3. warning, harsh, cautionary, admonitory, monitory He demanded exemplary sentences for those behind the violence.
Translations
exemplary [ɪgˈzemplərɪ] ADJejemplar

exemplary [ɪgˈzɛmpləri] adjexemplaire

exemplary
adj
(= excellent)vorbildlich, beispielhaft (→ in sth in etw dat)
(= as a deterrent) punishment, sentenceexemplarisch

exemplary [ɪgˈzɛmplərɪ] adjesemplare
exemplary [ɪgˈzɛmplərɪ] adjesemplare

exemplary
adj exemplary [igˈzempləri]
worth following as an example His behaviour is always exemplary. voortreflik, navolgenswaardig مِثالي، قُدْوَه، نَموذَجي образцов příkladný eksemplarisk vorbildlich παραδειγματικός ejemplar eeskujulik نمونه؛ سرمشق esimerkillinen exemplaire לְמוֹפֶת अनुकरणीय uzoran, primjeren példaszerű teladan fyrirmyndar- esemplare 模範的な 본보기의 pavyzdingas parauga- menjadi contoh voorbeeldig eksemplarisk, forbilledlig wzorowy, przykładny exemplar exemplar образцовый príkladný zgleden primeran exemplarisk, mönstergill ที่เป็นตัวอย่างที่ดี örnek (alınacak) 可做模範的 зразковий, взірцевий مثالی mẫu mực

exemplary is spelt with -em- (not -am- ).



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The Vannis kept exemplary order, and closed every evening at the hour suggested by the city council.
I know that Lady Susan in coming to Churchhill was governed only by the most honourable and amiable intentions; her prudence and economy are exemplary, her regard for Mr.
The experience of Great Britain, which presents to mankind so many political lessons, both of the monitory and exemplary kind, and which has been frequently consulted in the course of these inquiries, corroborates the result of the reflections which we have just made.
 
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