exemplary

Meaning

Adj

1. Deserving honour, respect and admiration.
2. Of such high quality that it should serve as an example to be imitated; ideal, perfect.
3. Serving as a warning; monitory.
4. Providing an example or illustration.

Noun

1. (obsolete) An example, or typical instance.
2. (obsolete) A copy of a book or a piece of writing.

Synonyms

model

monitory

remarkable

cautionary

warning

⚠️

representative

salient

outstanding

admonitory

prominent

fantastic

brilliant

noticeable

fine

emblematic

ideal

illustrative

archetypal

typic

typical

notable

noteworthy

representational

sharp

showy

signal

striking

superb

type

waspish

praisworthy

good

👍

unmatch

acrid

acrimonious

acute

August

banner

characteristic

classic

commendable

distinguished

eminent

excellent

extraordinary

foremost

great

illuminating

keen

lurid

Translations

ejemplar

exemplaire

esemplare

vorbildlich

voorbeeldig

exemplarisch

beispielhaft

exemplar

proeminente

vooruitstekend

saliente

exemplar

op de voorgrond tredend

prominent

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪɡˈzɛmpləɹi/

Etymology

From Middle French exemplaire (“exemplary; a copy, facsimile; an example; a sample, specimen”), 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 as a noun appears c. 1425, as an adjective, c. 1507.