Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Preferably"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Preferably \Pref"er*a*bly\, adv.
In preference; by choice.
To choose Plautus preferably to Terence. --Dennis.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
preferably
adv : more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with
warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd
sooner die than give up" [syn: {sooner}, {rather}]
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