preferable
[ pref-er-uh-buhl, pref-ruh- or, often, pri-fur- ]
adjective
more desirable.
worthy to be preferred.
Origin of preferable
1Other words from preferable
- pref·er·a·bil·i·ty, pref·er·a·ble·ness, noun
- pref·er·a·bly, adverb
- non·pref·er·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·pref·er·a·ble, adjective
- non·pref·er·a·ble·ness, noun
- non·pref·er·a·bly, adverb
- un·pref·er·a·ble, adjective
- un·pref·er·a·ble·ness, noun
- un·pref·er·a·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for preferable
preferable
/ (ˈprɛfərəbəl, ˈprɛfrəbəl) /
adjective
preferred or more desirable
usage For preferable
Since preferable already means more desirable, one should not say something is more preferable or most preferable
Derived forms of preferable
- preferability or preferableness, noun
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