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preferrably

preferrably is the alternative spelling of preferably.

Meaning of preferably

Adverb

preferably (comparative more preferably, superlative most preferably)

  1. In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.
    • The nondegerming system grinds corn, preferably white dent corn, into meal with little, if any, separation of germ.2000, Karel Kulp, Handbook of Cereal Science and Technology, Revised and Expanded, page 48

Forms of preferrably

comparativemore preferrably
superlativemost preferrably

Questions about preferrably

What is preferrably the alternative spelling of?
Preferrably is the alternative spelling of preferably.

Words near preferrably in the dictionary

  1. prefermentations
  2. preferments
  3. preferr
  4. preferrable
  5. preferrableness
  6. preferrably
  7. preferre
  8. preferred
  9. preferred creditor
  10. preferred creditors
  11. preferred number

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Adapted from Wiktionary: preferrably (page history and authors); preferably (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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