exemplary

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 2, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>exemplary</strong> &#149; \ig-ZEM-pluh-ree\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><strong>1 a :</strong> deserving imitation <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commend">commendable</a>; <em>also</em> <strong>:</strong> deserving imitation because of excellence</p> <p><strong>b :</strong> serving as a pattern</p> <p><strong>2 :</strong> serving as an example, instance, or illustration</p> <p><strong>3 :</strong> serving as a warning <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monitory">monitory</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>The novel is <em>exemplary</em> of 18th-century Romanticism.</p> <p>"The awards … celebrate the <em>exemplary</em> performance of public school teachers throughout the city that inspire students, model great teaching, and enrich school communities." — Annalise Knudson, <em>The Staten Island (New York) Advance</em>, 25 June 2021</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Exemplary</em> (and its close relatives <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/example">example</a></em> and <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exemplify">exemplify</a></em>) derives from the Latin noun <em>exemplum</em> ("example"). When <em>exemplary</em> describes something as "excellent," it almost always carries the further suggestion that the thing described is worthy of imitation.</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>