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Dictionary: pref·er·a·ble   (prĕf'ər-ə-bəl, prĕf'rə-) pronunciation
adj.
More desirable or worthy than another; preferred: Coffee is preferable to tea, I think.

preferability pref'er·a·bil'i·ty or pref'er·a·ble·ness n.
preferably pref'er·a·bly adv.

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adjective

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

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adj

Definition: better
Antonyms: undesirable


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Common misspelling(s) of preferably

  • preferrably

Translations: Preferable
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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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