Hypertext Webster Gateway: "preferable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Preferable \Pref"er*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]f['e]rable.]
Worthy to be preferred or chosen before something else; more
desirable; as, a preferable scheme. --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
preferable
adj : more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea";
"Danny's preferred name is 'Dan'" [syn: {preferred}]
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