exemplary
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
1Other words 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, adjective
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How to use exemplary in a sentence
At the time the Anne Arundel County Council confirmed her appointment as chief of that department earlier this month, all Council members spoke out about what they considered to be her exemplary qualifications for the position.
Lesbian to be sworn in as Anne Arundel police chief | Lou Chibbaro Jr. | December 16, 2020 | Washington BladeI understand my obligation as a public official to provide exemplary compliance with the public health orders, and certainly not to ignore them.
California Democrats urged people to stay home — and then did the opposite at restaurants and holiday parties | Teo Armus | December 2, 2020 | Washington PostRamón y Cajal, a founding father of neuroscience, had already recognized this first when, at the turn of the 20th century, he drew attention to the sense of smell as an exemplary model to learn how the brain makes sense of the world.
Our Mind-Boggling Sense of Smell - Issue 91: The Amazing Brain | Ann-Sophie Barwich | October 14, 2020 | NautilusGinsburg’s exemplary leadership allowed me to be this woman.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing feels like millions of women have lost their bubbie | jakemeth | September 22, 2020 | FortuneIt’s a galling predicament given the island’s exemplary record in dealing with the disease, despite being excluded from the World Health Organization because of Beijing’s “One China” policy.
A quirky passport design contest evokes Taiwan’s search for national identity | Anne Quito | August 25, 2020 | Quartz
A lot of other young men of their own age are standing these things exemplarily.
Health Through Will Power | James J. WalshMany a sum had she sent me on similar occasions; a blessed creature she was, and one that loved and feared God exemplarily.
The Diary of John Evelyn, Volume II (of 2) | John EvelynThe king also assured them that, if Holmes had committed any unjust action, he and his officers should be exemplarily punished.
She immediately took the letter to her husband, and begged him to order the bearer of it to be exemplarily whipped.
Pretty Michal | Mr JkaiTo his equals he was condescending; to his inferiors, kind; and to the dear object of his affections, exemplarily tender.
Eighth Reader | James Baldwin
British Dictionary definitions for exemplary
/ (ɪɡˈzɛmplərɪ) /
fit for imitation; model: an exemplary performance
serving as a warning; admonitory: an exemplary jail sentence
representative; typical: an action exemplary of his conduct
Derived forms of exemplary
- exemplarily, adverb
- exemplariness, noun
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