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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. worthy of imitation;
- Example: "exemplary behavior"
- Example: "model citizens"
[syn: exemplary, model(a)]

2. being or serving as an illustration of a type;
- Example: "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"
- Example: "an action exemplary of his conduct";
[syn: emblematic, exemplary, typic]

3. serving to warn;
- Example: "shook a monitory finger at him"
- Example: "an exemplary jail sentence"
[syn: admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning(a)]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Exemplary \Ex"em*pla*ry\, 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.
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            [Bishops'] lives and doctrines ought to be
            exemplary.                            --Bacon.
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   2. Serving as a warning; monitory; as, exemplary justice,
      punishment, or damages.
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   3. Illustrating as the proof of a thing. --Fuller.
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   Exemplary damages. (Law) See under Damage.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Exemplary \Ex"em*pla*ry\, n.
   An exemplar; also, a copy of a book or writing. [Obs.]
   --Donne.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

exemplary
    adj 1: worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model
           citizens" [syn: exemplary, model(a)]
    2: being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free
       discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action
       exemplary of his conduct"; [syn: emblematic, exemplary,
       typic]
    3: serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an
       exemplary jail sentence" [syn: admonitory, cautionary,
       exemplary, monitory, warning(a)]