Dictionary Definition
exemplary adj
1 worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior";
"model citizens" [syn: 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, typic]
3 serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at
him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" [syn: admonitory, cautionary, monitory, warning(a)]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
Translations
good enough to serve as an example to others
- Dutch: voorbeeldig
- Finnish: esimerkillinen, malli-
deserving honour, respect and admiration
- Dutch: voorbeeldig
- Finnish: esimerkillinen
ideal or perfect
Noun
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
admirable, admonishing, admonitory, archetypal, archetypical, beyond all
praise, blameless,
cautionary, cautioning, characteristic, classic, classical, commendable, consummate, creditable, deserving, deterrent, developed, distinctive, distinguishing, estimable, excellent, expert, finished, fully developed,
guiltless, ideal, illustrative, inculpable, innocent, irreprehensible,
laudable, masterful, masterly, mature, matured, meritorious, model, monitorial, monitory, natural, naturalistic, normal, noteworthy, notificational, notifying, outstanding, paradigmatic, perfected, polished, praiseworthy, precedential, proficient, prototypal, pure, quintessential, realistic, refined, regular, representative, righteous, ripe, ripened, sample, standard, superior, t, true to form, true to type,
typal, typic, typical, unblamable, unexceptionable,
usual, virtuous, warning, well-deserving,
worthy