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- Dictionaryexemplary/ɪɡˈzɛmpləri/
adjective
- 1. serving as a desirable model; very good: "exemplary behaviour" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a punishment) serving as a warning or deterrent: "exemplary sentencing may discourage the violent minority" Similar
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The meaning of EXEMPLARY is deserving imitation : commendable; also : deserving imitation because of excellence. How to use exemplary in a sentence. An Exemplary Etymology
EXEMPLARY definition: 1. very good and suitable to be copied by other people: 2. An exemplary punishment is severe and…. Learn more.
Exemplary definition: worthy of imitation; commendable. See examples of EXEMPLARY used in a sentence.
EXEMPLARY meaning: 1. very good and suitable to be copied by other people: 2. An exemplary punishment is severe and…. Learn more.
Something exemplary is so good that it is an example for others to follow. When something is the best it can be or reaches the highest point, it is exemplary and thus worth imitating. Exemplary comes from the Latin exemplum, meaning "sample" or "example."
If you describe someone or something as exemplary, you think they are extremely good. Underpinning this success has been an exemplary record of innovation. American English : exemplary / ɪgˈzɛmpləri /
Definition of exemplary adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.