unexemplary

adjective

un·​exemplary

"+

1

obsolete : having no precedent : unexampled

2

: not exemplary : not fit to be taken as a model

an unexemplary husband

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 1 + Latin exemplum example + English -ary

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