exemplary Definition
ex·em·plary (eg zem′plə rē, ig-; eg′zem plər′ē)
adjective
- serving as a model or example; worth imitating exemplary behavior
- serving as a warning or deterrent exemplary punishment
- serving as a sample, instance, type, etc.; illustrative exemplary extracts
Etymology: LL exemplaris: see exemplar
exemplary Related Forms
ex·em′·pla·rily adverb
ex·em′·pla·ri·ness noun
exemplary Synonyms
exemplary Usage Examples
Preposition: on
occasion: His service was exemplary on several occasions I said Ô come on chaps lets go to Paris for the weekend.
Used with adjective complement
- remain: Much of his work at that time remains exemplary.
- consider: For more than thirty years since then its public art program has been considered exemplary.
- stand: Only John the Baptist and Jesus Christ were not even married so they don't stand exemplary for the issue.
- become: China might eventually develop a new form of governance which becomes exemplary.
Modifies a noun
- preaching: I found myself drawn into the story in a way that I have never been by exemplary preaching.
- punishment: The papers called for exemplary punishment of the printers who dared defy the Soviet Government.
- site.: Written by Roland Robertson an exemplary site. if only they were all as good as yours!
- damage: The nearest thing to punitive damages in English law is exemplary damages.
- patience: Friend the Prime Minister listened with his customary exemplary patience.
- manner: Thomas showed exemplary track manners, almost coming to a halt on occasion to let faster cars past.
Modifying Another Word
- otherwise: Now this can cause more than a few problems to an otherwise exemplary marriage.
- so: Just for fun, I had a meeting the other day that was so exemplary.
- not: The material is reasonable, albeit limited, but not exemplary.
- often: Their behavior was " often exemplary, with mature responses to challenging situations " .
- truly: Even more important, many of its members are truly exemplary to the rest of us.
- quite: He was most impressive on the track and his enthusiasm to sign for Boston was quite exemplary and Barracuda-Braves have another winner in Adam.
Preposition: in
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