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April 09, 2018 Word of the Day

exemplary /ɪgˈzɛmpləri/ adjective
exemplary
/ɪgˈzɛmpləri/
adjective
An exemplary student
An exemplary student
Definition of EXEMPLARY

[more exemplary; most exemplary]

1 : extremely good and deserving to be admired and copied

  • We congratulated him on his exemplary [=outstanding, excellent] work.

  • an exemplary school

  • an exemplary citizen

2 formal : serving as an example of something — + of

  • a style exemplary of romanticism

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