EX'EMPLARILY, adverb In a manner to deserve imitation; in a worthy or excellent manner. She is exemplarily loyal. 1. In a manner that may warn others, by way of terror; in such a manner that others may be cautioned to avoid an evil; or in a manner intended to warn others. Some he punished exemplarily in this world.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI