exemplary

== English == === Alternative forms === examplary (obsolete, now misspelling) === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzɛmpləɹi/, /ɛɡ-/ Hyphenation: ex‧em‧pla‧ry === Adjective === exemplary (comparative more exemplary, superlative most exemplary) Deserving honour, respect and admiration. Of such high quality that it should serve as an example to be imitated; ideal, perfect. Serving as a warning; monitory. Providing an example or illustration. ==== Synonyms ==== (all senses): exemplar (adjective) (obsolete) (serving as a warning): admonitory ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === exemplary (plural exemplaries) (obsolete) An example, or typical instance. (obsolete) A copy of a book or a piece of writing. ==== Synonyms ==== exemplar paradigm ==== Related terms ====