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Adjective: exemplary  ig'zem-plu-ree
  1. Worthy of imitation
    "exemplary behaviour";
    - model
     
  2. Being or serving as an illustration of a type
    "an action exemplary of his conduct";
    - emblematic, typic
     
  3. Serving to warn
    "an exemplary jail sentence";
    - admonitory, cautionary, monitory, warning

See also: dissuasive, typical, worthy

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