preferable

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is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable. Because it is already a comparative form, it should not be preceded by more, although it may be followed by far, greatly, or much:

Since it was fed with steaks served in gold-plated bowls, the creature presumably regarded a dog's life in Romania as greatly preferable to its existence in Britain—M. Almond, 1992.

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adjective

Of greater excellence than another: better¹, superior. See better/worse.

adj

Definition: better
Antonyms: undesirable

Common misspelling(s) of preferably

• preferrably

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som er at foretrække

Nederlands (Dutch)
verkieslijk, te prefereren

Français (French)
adj. - préférable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vorzuziehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προτιμητέος, προτιμότερος, καλύτερος

Italiano (Italian)
preferibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - preferível

Русский (Russian)
предпочтительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - preferible

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - som är att föredra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
较好的, 较合宜的, 较喜爱的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 較好的, 較合宜的, 較喜愛的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 차라리 , 나은, 오히려 나은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 選ぶべき, ましな, 望ましい, むしろ好ましい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أفضل, جدير بالتفضيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עדיף על, טוב מ-‬

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