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Definitions: Exemplary |
ExemplaryAdjective1. Worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens". 2. Being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action exemplary of his conduct";. 3. Serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "exemplary" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Synonyms: ExemplarySynonyms: admonitory (adj), cautionary (adj), emblematic (adj), model(a) (adj), monitory (adj), typic (adj), warning(a) (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Virtue | Exemplary; matchless, peerless; saintly, saint-like; heaven-born, angelic, seraphic, godlike. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Exemplary |
| English words defined with "exemplary": admonitory ♦ cautionary ♦ emblematic, Examplary, Exemplariness, exemplary damages ♦ Family man ♦ monitory ♦ Paradigmatical ♦ smart money ♦ typic ♦ warning. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "exemplary": Child Rearing ♦ Frost. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "exemplary": Examplary. (references) |
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Screenplays | Are you aware, Mrs. Bueller, that Ferris does not have what we consider to be an exemplary attendace record? (Ferris Bueller's Day Off; writing credit: John Hughes) | |
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| Excellent; great; superb; superior; good news; accomplished; admirable; attractive; capital; certified; champion; choice; choicest; desirable; distinctive; distinguished; estimable; exceptional; exemplary; exquisite; fine; finest; first; first-class; firs. | |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | To date, the track record of managed care serving older people has not been exemplary. (references) | |
Economic History | Belarus | Cooperation in all such agreements has been exemplary. (references) |
El Salvador | As a result, despite a devastating series of earthquakes in early 2001, the country enjoys exemplary macroeconomic stability, low inflation and falling interest rates. (references) | |
Sao Tome and Principe | The government's respect for human rights is exemplary; the government does not engage in repressive measures against its citizens, and respect for individuals' rights to due process and protection from government abuses is widely honored. (references) | |
Human Rights | Brazil | The Commission includes both Government and NGO representatives and is mandated to review complaints of torture nationwide and to recommend investigation and prosecution of exemplary cases. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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John Adams | 1797-1801 | The judges, therefore, should be always men of learning and experience in the laws, of exemplary morals, great patience, calmness, coolness, and attention. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | In this instance we have the satisfaction to know that they were imposed when the demand was imperious, and have been sustained with exemplary fidelity. |
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| "Exemplary" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Exemplary" is used about 255 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 255 | 18,554 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "exemplary": exemplary behavior ♦ exemplary conduct ♦ Exemplary damages ♦ exemplary punishment ♦ in exemplary fashion. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
exemplary | 5 |
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exemplary girl little | 3 |
exemplary damages | 3 |
exemplary middle school | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "exemplary"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | tipik (characteristic, classic, classical, peculiar, proper, typical, vintage, your), shembullor (model), karakteristik (characteristic, distinctive, peculiar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مقصود به العبرة, مثالي (ideal, idealistic, model, perfect, platonic, starry eyed, typical, unearthly, utopian, visionary), نموذجي (model, object lesson, representative, typical), تمثيلى, تحذيرى, إقتدى به. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | типичен (classic, normal, quintessential, racy, representative, true to type, typical), образцов (classic, classical, ideal, master, model, pattern, show, standard), назидателен (instructive), примерен (model, pattern), илюстративен (illustrative). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 模范 (Paragon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | exemplární, vzorný (ideal, immaculate, model, perfect), ukázkový, příkladný. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | نمونه وسرمشق , ستوده (Honorable, Laudable), شایان تقلید. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | esimerkillinen, esikuvallinen, mallikelpoinen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | exemplaire. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | vorbildlich (ideal, model, perfect), beispielhaft (paradigmatic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | παραδειγματικόσ (paradigmatic), υποδειγματικόσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מופתי (ideal, model), משמש ל"ו'מא, "ו'מתי (model), "ו'מאי (model), טפוסי (characteristic, representative, typical). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | példaszerű, példaadó, példát mutató, példás, mintaszerű (true to type), irányadó (authoritative, localizer, marker beacon, normative, received, standard), elrettentő. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | patut dicontoh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | esemplare (copy, exemplar, issue, model, one off, paragon, paragons, pattern, sample, specimen, standard, subject, type), modello (architectural model, artwork, design, dummy, example, exemplar, fashion, mock up, mock-up, model, Mold, mould, objects, pattern, sample, scale model, shape, sitter, specimen, standard, stencil, style, template, type). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 模範的 , 代表的 (model, representative). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | もは"てき, いひょうてき (model, representative). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | sampleyragh (model, typical, typically). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | mønstergyldig. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | exemplaryay modelo (data model, design, dummy, example, form, form-control template, Gage, gauge, guest-card, jig, lay figure, light, master component, master workpiece, mirror, modal, model, Mold, mould, norm, pattern, profile, prototype, sampler, specimen, style, template, type). (various references) exemplar (copy, exemplar, exemplarily, number, paradigmatic, pattern, sample, specimen), tipic (ordinary, paradigmatically, representative, salient, typical, typically), model (archetype, cast, design, example, exemplar, fair copy, form, lodestar, make, Mark, mock up, model, nonesuch, number, paradigm, paradigmatic, pattern, shape, sitter, standard, stencil, type), caracteristic (characteristic, discriminative, distinctive, peculiar, proper, representative, typical). (various references) образцовый (model, pattern). (various references) uzoran (classic, classical, model, standard). (various references) ejemplar (copy, example, exemplar, instance, issue, specimen). (various references) exemplarisk (model, textbook). (various references) ใช้เป็นคำเตือน, ที่เป็นตัวอย่างที่"ี. (various references) ibret verici, örnek olarak, örnek (copy, example, exemplar, exemplification, guide, illustration, instance, lead, model, norm, object lesson, pattern, precedent, reference, representative, sample, sampling, specimen, trial, type, type specimen, version). (various references) зemeli (comfortable, convenient). (various references) типовий (characteristic, normal, representative, typical), зразковий (banner, classic, model, paradigmatic, pi), повчальний (didactic, edifying, homiletic, homiletical, hortative, hortatory, illuminative, informative, instructive, sapiential, sententious). (various references) mẫu mực để l m gương, gương mẫu (example, exemplar, model), để l m thí dụ, để dẫn chứng, để cảnh cáo để l m mẫu. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | exemplaris. (various references) |
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"Exemplary" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: examplar, exemplaris, exemplery, exemplory, exemplqry, exeplary. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "exemplary" (pronounced igze"mplerē) |
| 3 | -l er ē | artillery, burglary, calorie, celery, cutlery, distillery, Foolery, gallery, pillory, salary. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-l-m-p-r-x-y" | |
-1 letter: empyreal, exemplar. | |
-2 letters: empaler, example, exempla, lamprey, premeal. | |
-3 letters: ampere, ampler, empale, empery, leaper, merely, palmer, parley, pearly, player, repeal, replay, yelper. | |
-4 letters: ameer, ample, amply, apery, early, emery, expel, lamer, laree, laxer, layer, leary, leery, leper, maple, marly, mealy, merle, paler, palmy, parle, payee, payer, pearl, peery, perea, plyer, prexy, ramee, realm, relax. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-l-m-p-r-x-y" | |
+2 letters: exemplarily, exemplarity. | |
+3 letters: extemporally. | |
+4 letters: extemporarily. | |
+5 letters: experimentally. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 78 65 6D 70 6C 61 72 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -..- . -- .--. .-.. .- .-. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01111000 01100101 01101101 01110000 01101100 01100001 01110010 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E x e m p l a r y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0078 0065 006D 0070 006C 0061 0072 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)399071798278678491 |
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