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Definition of: exemplary
(ig·zem′plər·ē) adjective
1. Serving or fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation; commendable: exemplary conduct.
2. Serving as or furnishing a warning example: exemplary damages; a most exemplary punishment.
3. Serving to exemplify; illustrative.
—ex·em′pla·ri·ly adverb
—ex·em′pla·ri·ness noun
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