1 providing a good example for people to copy:
Her behaviour was exemplary. * a man of exemplary character
2 [usuallybeforenoun] (law or formal) (of punishment) severe; used especially as a warning to others
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, exemplary is tagged as adjective.
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