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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?