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Webster 1913 Edition

Preferable

Pref′er-a-ble

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
préférable
.]
Worthy to be preferred or chosen before something else; more desirable;
as, a
preferable
scheme
.
Addison.

Webster 1828 Edition

Preferable

PREF'ERABLE

,
Adj.
Worthy to be preferred or chosen before something else; more eligible; more desirable. Virtue is far preferable to vice, even for its pleasures in this life.
1.
More excellent; of better quality; as, Madeira wine is preferable to claret.

Definition 2024

préférable

préférable

See also: preferable

French

Adjective

préférable m, f ‎(plural préférables)

  1. preferable

Etymology

From préférer +‎ -able.

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