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English Dictionary: exemplary	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for exemplary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exemplary adj worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens" Synonym(s): exemplary, model(a) being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action exemplary of his conduct"; Synonym(s): emblematic, exemplary, typic serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" Synonym(s): admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning(a)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exemplary \Ex"emplary\, a. [L. exemplaris, fr. exemplar: cf. F. exemplaire. See {Exemplar}.] 1. Serving as a pattern; deserving to be proposed for imitation; commendable; as, an exemplary person; exemplary conduct. [Bishops'] lives and doctrines ought to be exemplary. --Bacon. 2. Serving as a warning; monitory; as, exemplary justice, punishment, or damages. 3. Illustrating as the proof of a thing. --Fuller. {Exemplary damages}. (Law) See under {Damage}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exemplary \Ex"emplary\, n. An exemplar; also, a copy of a book or writing. [Obs.] --Donne.