ex·em·pla·ry (ĭg-zĕm'plə-rē)
adj.

1. Worthy of imitation; commendable: exemplary behavior.
2. Serving as a model.
3. Serving as an illustration; typical.
4. Serving as a warning; admonitory.

[From Middle English exaumplarie, exemplere, an exemplar. See exemplar.]

exemplarily ex'em·plar'i·ly (ĕg'zəm-plâr'ə-lē) adv.
exemplariness ex·em'pla·ri·ness or ex'em·plar'i·ty (ĕg'zəm-plăr'ĭ-tē) n.

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