Wednesday 1 June 2016

exemplary - Word of the Day - 01/06/16

exemplary 


adjective


Pronunciation


ig-ZEM-pluh-ree

Definition


 - serving imitation especially because of excellence : commendable
 - serving as a warning : monitory
 - serving as an example, instance, or illustration

Examples


Members of the community who have demonstrated exemplary public service will be honored at the ceremony.

"Since 1962, Big Blue's Fellows program annually honors exemplary technologists, researchers and scientists within the company." — The Poughkeepsie (New York) Journal, 25 Apr. 2016


Did You Know?


Since the 1500s, exemplary has been used in English for things deserving imitation. The word (and its close relatives example and exemplify) derives from the Latin noun exemplum, which means "example." Usage commentators have sometimes warned against using exemplary as if it were simply a synonym of excellent, but clear-cut instances of such usage are hard to come by. When exemplary describes something excellent, as it often does, it almost always carries the further suggestion that the thing described is worthy of imitation.

Test Your Memory


What former Word of the Day begins with "m" and can mean "to punish by a fine" or "to defraud"?

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