preferable, preferred
(adjective) more desirable than another; “coffee is preferable to tea”; “Danny’s preferred name is ‘Dan’”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
preferable (comparative more preferable, superlative most preferable)
Better than some other option; preferred.
Source: Wiktionary
Pref"er*a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. préférable.]
Definition: Worthy to be preferred or chosen before something else; more desirable; as, a preferable scheme. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 January 2025
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
