Exemplary

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Illustrating as the proof of a thing.

II. Exemplary ·noun An exemplar; also, a copy of a book or writing.

III. Exemplary ·adj Serving as a warning; monitory; as, exemplary justice, punishment, or damages.

IV. Exemplary ·adj Serving as a pattern; deserving to be proposed for imitation; commendable; as, an exemplary person; exemplary conduct.