preferable

Adjective
US[pref-er-uh-buhl]/ˈprɛfɚəbəl/3–4 syllablesalso [pref-ruh-buhl] /ˈprɛfrəbəl/
Synonyms: preferred

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. more desirable than another“coffee is preferable to tea”“Danny's preferred name is ‘Dan’”Synonyms: preferredOpposite undesirableSimilar desirable
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pref′er·a·ble adjective

Origin: Cf. F. préférable.

Worthy to be preferred or chosen before something else; more desirable; as, a preferable scheme. Joseph Addison

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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