preferable
Use Preferable in a sentence
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Preferable
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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preferable (ˈprɛfərəbəl, ˈprɛfrəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| preferred or more desirable | |
| usage Since preferable already means more desirable, one should not say something is more preferable or most preferable | |
| prefera'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'preferableness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
And pencils are far preferable to pens, which tend not to work at temperatures below freezing.
Normal human liver cells clearly would be preferable.
But no one knew if operating before birth was preferable to operating after.
While it can be a pain to bring a stroller on a plane or pack it into a car, it's preferable to renting one at the parks.
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