exemplary
Syllables: ex·em·pla·ryUK/ɪɡˈzɛmpləɹi/
exemplary adjective: deserving honour, respect and admiration.
Adjective
exemplary (comparative more exemplary, superlative most exemplary)
- Deserving honour, respect and admiration.
- To answer these questions we must look more closely at the exemplary achievements of [David] Politzer, [David] Gross and [Frank] Wilcek. Here we will see the severe problems facing theorists in both the theoretical and phenomenological exploitation of QCD [quantum chromodynamics].1984, Andrew Pickering, “Quantum Chromodynamics: A Gauge Theory of the Strong Interactions”, in Constructing Quarks: A Sociological History of Particle Physics, Chicago, Ill.; London: University of...
- Of such high quality that it should serve as an example to be imitated; ideal, perfect.
- Her behaviour was always exemplary.
- The Archbishops and Bishops, next under the King, have the government of the Church and affairs ecclesiastical: be not, Sir, a mean to prefer any to those places for any by-respect; but only such as for their learning, gravity, and worth are deserving: and whose lives and doctrine are and ought to...1616, Francis Bacon, “A Copy of a Letter Conceived to the Written to the Late Duke of Buckingham when First He Became a Favourite to King James; […]”, in James Spedding, editor, The Letters and the...
- Serving as a warning; monitory.
- exemplary justice, exemplary punishment, exemplary damages
- For certain torts exemplary damages may be awarded to punish the defendant for cynically committing them and other remedies are available which are purely restitutionary in effect, notably restitutionary damages and money had and received.1999, Graham Virgo, “Restitution for Torts”, in The Principles of the Law of Restitution, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 473
- Synonyms:
- admonitory
- Providing an example or illustration.
- [T]ill he infect and poison that age, and spoil that time that he lives in by his exemplary sins, till he be pestis secularis, the plague of that age, peccator secularis, the proverbial sinner of that age, and so be a sinner of a hundred years, till in his actions he have been, or in his desires...16th–17th century, John Donne, Henry Alford, “Sermon CVII. Preached to the King, at Whitehall, the First Sunday in Lent.”, in The Works of John Donne, D.D., […], volume IV, London: John W[illiam]...
- [...] I want to round off my consideration of poststructuralist geographies by pursuing origami as the exemplary art of spatial science.1999, Marcus Doel, “Neighbourhood of Infinity – Spatial Science after Deleuze and Guattari”, in Poststructuralist Geographies: The Diabolical Art of Spatial Science, Lanham, Md.: Rowman &...
Noun
exemplary (plural exemplaries)
- An example, or typical instance.
- [I]n the place by M. Hesk. alledged, denyeth that Baſill calleth breade & wine ἀντίτυπα, or exemplaria, exemplaries of the bodie and bloud of Chriſt after the conſecration, which is an impudent lye; for before the conſecration there are no ſacraments, and ſo no exemplars of the bodie and bloud of...1579, [William] Fulke, “The Third Booke of Maister Heskins Parleament Repealed by W. Fulke”, in D. Heskins, D. Sanders, and M. Rastel, Accounted (among Their Faction) Three Pillers and...
- A copy of a book or a piece of writing.
- Farther, more part of the exemplaries, curiouſly ſought by me, and fortunately found in ſundry places of this your dominion, hath bene emprinted in Germany, and now be in the preſſes chefley of Frobenus, [...]1631, John Weever, “The Loboryouse Iourney and Serche of Iohan Leylande, for Englandes Antiquitees, Given of Him as a New Yeares Gift to Kynge Henry the Eyghte in the Thirty Seuenth Yeere of His...
exemplary meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
exemplary in Hindi
- अनुकरणीय
exemplary in Tamil
- முன்னெடுத்துக்காட்டாக, முன் மாதிரியாக
exemplary in Marathi
- अनुकरणीय
exemplary in Bengali
- exemplary
- আদর্শ adorśo
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- exemplary in Malayalam
- അനുകരണീയമായ, മാതൃകായോഗ്യമായ, ശ്ലാഘ്യമായ, ശ്രേഷ്ഠമായ
- exemplary in Kannada
- ಆದರ್ಶಪ್ರಾಯವಾದ, ಅನುಕರಣೀಯ, ಮಾದರಿಯಾದ, ಹಿಂಬಾಲಿಸತಕ್ಕ
- exemplary in Punjabi
- ਮਿਸਾਲਦਾਰ
- exemplary in Gujarati
- અનુકરણીય
- exemplary in Odia
- ଦୃଷ୍ଟାନ୍ତମୂଳକ
- exemplary in Nepali
- अनुकरणीय
- exemplary in Arabic
- نَمُوذَجِيّ namūḏajiyy, مِثَالِيّ miṯāliyy
- exemplary in Indonesian
- patut dicontoh
Examples of exemplary in a sentence
- For thus the Saviour of the world became humane, alluring, full of invitation and the ſweetneſſes of love, exemplary, humble and medicinal.1678, Jeremy Taylor, “Ad[dendum to] Sect. I. Considerations upon the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary, and the Conception of the Holy...
- Granard had chosen for his death!" but otherwise she behaved with exemplary propriety.1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter I, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London...
- A maximum of 80 m.p.h. was quickly reached on the 1 in 264 down through Three Bridges and at this pace the riding was exemplary.1959 March, “The 2,500 h.p. electric locomotives for the Kent Coast electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 125:
- The film, with its exemplary sound and special effects, is such a ride that in some instances audiences might think their seats are shaking.2023 July 5, Murtada Elfadl, “Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One review: Tom Cruise runs, jumps, and delivers again”, in AV Club:
Synonyms of exemplary
Forms of exemplary
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more exemplary |
| superlative | most exemplary |
| alternative misspelling (obsolete) | examplary |
| Noun | |
| plural | exemplaries |
Origin of exemplary
From Middle English exemplarie, from Latin exemplāris (“exemplary; a copy, facsimile”), from exemplum (“an example; a sample; a copy or transcript”). By surface analysis, example + -ary. Doublet of exemplar. First use appears before 1450.
From Middle English exemplarie, from Latin exemplārium. By surface analysis, example + -ary. First use appears before 1425.
Words formed from exemplary
Questions about exemplary
- What does exemplary mean?
- Exemplary means deserving honour, respect and admiration.
- What is exemplary in Hindi?
- Exemplary in Hindi is अनुकरणीय. See Exemplary meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use exemplary in a sentence?
- For thus the Saviour of the world became humane, alluring, full of invitation and the ſweetneſſes of love, exemplary, humble and medicinal.
- What part of speech is exemplary?
- Exemplary can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce exemplary?
- Exemplary is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɛmpləɹi/ (UK).
Words near exemplary in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: exemplary (page history and authors); exemplary (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); exemplary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exemplary (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); আদর্শ (Bengali) (page history and authors); exemplary (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exemplary (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exemplary (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); exemplary (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); exemplary (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); exemplary (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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