exemplary

(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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adjective

1. Deserving honor, respect, or admiration: admirable, commendable, creditable, deserving, estimable, honorable, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy, reputable, respectable, worthy. See good/bad, praise/blame, respect/contempt/standing, value/worthlessness/evaluation.
2. Beyond reproach: blameless, good, irreprehensible, irreproachable, lily-white, unblamable. See right/wrong.
3. Conforming to an ultimate form of perfection or excellence: ideal, model, perfect, supreme. See good/bad.

adj

Definition: ideal
Antonyms: erring, incorrect, unideal, wrong

IN BRIEF: Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation.

The handwriting of that student is exemplary.

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For a list of words related to exemplary, see:

• Special, Bright, Skillful, or Unusual
• Approval, Respect, and Recognition - exemplary: (adj) commendable, deserving imitation

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See words rhyming with "exemplary."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - eksemplarisk, til skræk og advarsel, typisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorbeeldig, tot voorbeeld dienend, exemplarisch, typisch

Français (French)
adj. - exemplaire, comme un exemple, modèle, (Jur) à titre de réparation exemplaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - beispielhaft, vorbildlich, exemplarisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υποδειγματικός, παραδειγματικός, κοσμιότατος

Italiano (Italian)
esemplare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - exemplar, típico

Русский (Russian)
примерный, образцовый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ejemplar

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - exemplarisk, avskräckande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可仿效的, 可做模范的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可仿效的, 可做模範的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 모범적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 模範的な, 見せしめの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نموذجي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מופתי, למופת‬

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