exemplary

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.

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

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exem·plari·ly (gzm-plâr-l) adv.

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

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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

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ex•em•pla•ry (ɪgˈzɛm plə ri, ˈɛg zəmˌplɛr i)

adj.

1. worthy of imitation; commendable: exemplary conduct.

2. serving as a warning or deterrent: The jury awarded exemplary damages.

3. serving as an illustration or specimen; illustrative; typical.

4. serving as a model or pattern.

5. of, pertaining to, or composed of examples: the exemplary literature of the medieval period.

[1580–90]

ex•em′pla•ri•ly, adv.

ex•em′pla•ri•ness, ex`em•plar′i•ty, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	exemplary - worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens" model 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"; typic, emblematic 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.	exemplary - serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" admonitory, monitory, warning, cautionary dissuasive - deterring from action; "dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand"

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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] ADJ → ejemplar

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exemplary [ɪgˈzɛmpləri] adj → exemplaire

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exemplary

adj

(= excellent) → vorbildlich, beispielhaft (→ in sth in etw dat)

(= as a deterrent) punishment, sentence → exemplarisch

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exemplary [ɪgˈzɛmplərɪ] adj → esemplare

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exemplary (igˈzempləri) adjective

worth following as an example. His behaviour is always exemplary. voortreflik, navolgenswaardig مِثالي، قُدْوَه، نَموذَجي образцов exemplar příkladný vorbildlich eksemplarisk 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 دمثال، نمونه يى، دعبرت، يادګارى exemplar exemplar образцовый príkladný zgleden primeran exemplarisk, mönstergill ที่เป็นตัวอย่างที่ดี örnek (alınacak) 可作楷模的 зразковий, взірцевий مثالی mẫu mực 可做模范的

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