PREFERABLY

preferably, sooner, rather

(adverb) more readily or willingly; “clean it well, preferably with warm water”; “I’d rather be in Philadelphia”; “I’d sooner die than give up”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

preferably (comparative more preferably, superlative most preferably)

In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.

Synonyms

• liever

Source: Wiktionary


Pref"er*a*bly, adv.

Definition: In preference; by choice. To choose Plautus preferably to Terence. Dennis.

PREFERABLE

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



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ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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