† 1. In various obs. senses: As an example, pattern or archetype; by way of example or illustration; signally, conspicuously. Cf. EXEMPLARY 2, 4, 5.
1634. Sir T. Herbert, Trav. (1677), 114. These wild dogs … vary their species; as exemplarily we see in the Indian Ounce, which is the product of an Europæan Cat.
a. 1677. Barrow, Wks., 1686, II. 341. Hence … he could … describe an exact copy of righteousness for us to transcribe; shewing us exemplarily how as men we should behave our selves.
1678. Cudworth, Intell. Syst., 503. Partial Considerations of the Deity, as Vertually and Exemplarily conteining all things.
1683. E. Hooker, Pref. Ep. Pordage’s Mystic Div., 21. Sin is not only … in private, connived at…; but autoritativly, exemplarily and Diabolicly, in public, countenanced.
a. 1703. Burkitt, On N. T., Luke vi. 19 (1739), 161/1. How rare it is to find those who are eminently Great, exemplarily Good!
2. By way of deterrent example or warning.
1627. Hakewill, Apol., IV. xiv. 1 (1630), 503. Some he punisheth exemplarily in the world.
1684. Lond. Gaz., No. 1952/3. His Excellency … being resolved to have the promoters of these Tumults exemplarily punished.
1774. Wilkes, Corr. (1805), IV. 180. The perfidy of the French, and the treachery of the Dutch, were exemplarily chastised.
1880. Sala, in Illustr. Lond. News, 18 Dec., 587. Their leaders … were exemplarily hanged.
3. So as to deserve imitation.
1611. Cotgr., Exemplairement, exemplarily; for others to follow, or to take example by.
1625. Donne, Serm., iii. (1640), 20. Nor such as were noted to be exemplarily religious, and sanctified men did ever celebrate with any festivall solemnity, their own birth-day.
1754. Richardson, Grandison (1781), III. ix. 62. Mrs. Oldham … lived now very happily and very exemplarily.
1858. J. G. Holland, Titcomb’s Lett., i. 173. The cast iron husband … provides for his family exemplarily.
1876. Bancroft, Hist. U. S., I. viii. 226. Exemplarily faithful to his country and to its prince.
