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exemplary (adjective):
1a: deserving imitation : commendable
also : deserving imitation because of excellence
b: serving as a pattern
2: serving as an example, instance, or illustration
3: serving as a warning : monitory
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : It’s usually not a good thing if someone wants to make an example of you, unless, of course, it’s because you happen to be exemplary. Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, someone or something may be deemed exemplary if they, by their example, are worthy of imitation. Like a few other English words beginning with ex—such as exceptional and extraordinary—exemplary describes that which is a cut above the rest. But though exemplary, which comes from the Latin noun exemplum (“example”), describes something “excellent,” it almost always carries the further suggestion that the thing described is an excellent model to follow.
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