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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. more readily or willingly;
- Example: "clean it well, preferably with warm water"
- Example: "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"
- Example: "I'd sooner die than give up"
[syn: preferably, sooner, rather]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Preferably \Pref"er*a*bly\, adv.
   In preference; by choice.
   [1913 Webster]

         To choose Plautus preferably to Terence. --Dennis.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

preferably
    adv 1: more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably
           with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd
           sooner die than give up" [syn: preferably, sooner,
           rather]