exemplary
Deserving honour, respect and admirationDeserving honour, respect and admiration.
» Tom is an exemplary husband.
Том — зразковий чоловік.
Meaning
4 sensesDeserving honour, respect and admiration.
vorbildlich
образцо́выйobrazcóvyj, приме́рныйprimérnyj, досто́йный подража́нияdostójnyj podražánija
Of such high quality that it should serve as an example to be imitated; ideal, perfect.
Her behaviour was always exemplary.
vorbildlich, beispielhaft
приме́рныйprimérnyj
Serving as a warning; monitory.
exemplary justice, exemplary punishment, exemplary damages
serving to warn
Providing an example or illustration.
being or serving as an illustration of a type
Examples
16 sentencesTom is an exemplary husband.
Том — зразковий чоловік.
Tom is doing an exemplary job.
ruТом делает образцовую работу.
Tom did an exemplary job here.
Tom did an exemplary job.
Tom is an exemplary father.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English exemplarie, from Latin exemplāris (“exemplary; a copy, facsimile”), frFrom Middle English exemplarie, 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 appears before 1450.
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Forms
more exemplary, most exemplary| Comparative | more exemplary Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most exemplary Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- worthy of imitation:model
- being or serving as an illustration of a type:emblematictypic
- serving to warn:admonitorycautionarymonitorywarning
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form