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# exemplary

«exemplary» in Mova's school dictionary: **an example for others to copy: exemplary behaviour** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

1) Very good; so good that it is an example for others to copy: exemplary behaviour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exemplary/#m1)

2) (formal) Serving as a warning or example: an exemplary punishment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exemplary/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school reports «exemplary» praises excellent work or behaviour; in the exam voice it is a formal word for «excellent». Phrases: «exemplary behaviour», «an exemplary pupil», «exemplary conduct».

### examples

- Her behaviour on the trip was exemplary. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exemplary/#x1)
- The headteacher praised his exemplary work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exemplary/#x2)
- He was an exemplary student who always helped others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exemplary/#x3)
- The firefighter received an award for exemplary courage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exemplary/#x4)
- The essay is an exemplary answer to the question. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exemplary/#x5)
- Their teamwork was exemplary. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exemplary/#x6)

### note

Formal; casual speech says «excellent» or «brilliant». Say «ig-ZEM-pluh-ree». Related: example, exemplify.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «exemplary» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exemplary/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.