01 a. Serving as a pattern; deserving to be proposed for imitation; commendable; as, an exemplary person; exemplary conduct.
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Serving as a pattern; deserving to be proposed for imitation; commendable; as, an exemplary person; exemplary conduct.“[Bishops'] lives and doctrines ought to be exemplary.” — Bacon.
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Serving as a warning; monitory; as, exemplary justice, punishment, or damages.
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Illustrating as the proof of a thing.
Phrases & compounds
Exemplary damages —
See under Damage.