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counterexemplary

counterexemplary adjective: serving as a counterexample.

Adjective

counterexemplary (not comparable)

  1. Serving as a counterexample.

Origin of counterexemplary

From counter- + exemplary.

Questions about counterexemplary

What does counterexemplary mean?
Counterexemplary means serving as a counterexample.
What part of speech is counterexemplary?
Counterexemplary is an adjective.

Words near counterexemplary in the dictionary

  1. counterexcitement
  2. counterexcommunication
  3. counterexcommunications
  4. counterexemplar
  5. counterexemplars
  6. counterexemplary
  7. counterexemplification
  8. counterexemplified
  9. counterexemplifies
  10. counterexemplify
  11. counterexemplifying

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