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Definition of Preferably
1. Adverb. More readily or willingly. "I'd sooner die than give up"
Definition of Preferably
1. adv. In preference; by choice.
Definition of Preferably
1. Adverb. In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Preferably
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preferably
Literary usage of Preferably
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Steam, Its Generation and Use by Babcock & Wilcox Company (1913)
"... should be closed and interior portion perforated with not less than twenty
one-eighth inch holes equally distributed from end to end and preferably ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly (1895)
"These hatching troughs are best made of soft wood, preferably sound, clear white
pine, and if possible have them up so that the tops are three feet six ..."
3. Bulletin by University of the State of New York (1902)
"Give ce of books in reading list, select bibliography and of " best books "
complete bibliography, preferably stating it in money of country ere book is ..."
4. Book Auction Recordsby Frank Karslake by Frank Karslake (1906)
"If he is wise he will seek fresh fields and pastures new in which to exercise
his ingenuities, and preferably not in the neighbourhood of Scotland Yard. ..."
5. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"especially the latter; it la therefore usually found advantageous to employ the
red bauxites, the white bauxites being used preferably in the manufacture of ..."
6. Tuscan Cities by William Dean Howells (1885)
"... look as if they had been holes knocked in it at the great siege. I hope they
were. It is anywhere a study for a painter,—preferably a water-colorist, ..."
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