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Webster 1913 Edition

Preferably

Pref′er-a-bly

,

adv.

In preference; by choice.

To choose Plautus

preferably

to Terence.

Dennis.

Webster 1828 Edition

Preferably

PREF'ERABLY

,

adv.

In preference; in such a manner as to prefer one thing to another.

How comes he to choose Plautus preferably to Terance?

Definition 2024

preferably

preferably

English

Adverb

preferably ‎(comparative more preferably, superlative most preferably)

In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.

Synonyms

liever

Translations

in preference

Catalan: preferiblement
Finnish: mieluiten (fi)
French: de préférence (fr), préférablement (fr)
Georgian: უპირატესად ‎(uṗiraṭesad), უმჯობესად ‎(umǯobesad), უკეთ ‎(uḳet)
German: vorzugsweise (de)
Italian: preferibilmente (it)

Polish: chętniej
Portuguese: preferencialmente, de preferência
Romanian: (în mod) preferabil, (în manieră) preferabilă
Russian: лучше, желательно, предпочтительно
Spanish: preferiblemente
Turkish: tercihen (tr)

References

preferably in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913