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Exemplary
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
An exemplar; also, a copy of a book or writing. [Obs.] Donne.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. 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.
2. Serving as a warning; monitory; as, exemplary justice, punishment, or damages.
3. Illustrating as the proof of a thing. Fuller. Exemplary damages. (Law) See under Damage.