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preferredly

preferredly adverb: preferably.

Adverb

preferredly (comparative more preferredly, superlative most preferredly)

  1. (non-native speakers' English) preferably
    • Their locations being preferredly correct, the plaintiffs were at liberty to read the patent in evidence, the concession of the defendant being, that there is no disagreement between the courses and distances as located and the supposed calls.1856, Oliver Miller, editor, Maryland Reports, Containing Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Maryland, volume VIII, Annapolis, Md.: Robert F. Bonsall, page 66
    • The ordinary woven felting or other flat wicking may be used, and preferredly is taken while yet in the web, and by passing it through rolls or other suitable mechanical device for printing or stamping, it is stamped or printed so as to form lines or marks across the wick, as shown at a a a in the...1876 May 23, William Y. A. Boardman, “177,796. Lamp-Wicks.”, in Specifications and Drawings of Patents Issued from the United States Patent Office for May, 1876, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing...

Forms of preferredly

comparativemore preferredly
superlativemost preferredly

Origin of preferredly

From preferred + -ly.

Questions about preferredly

What does preferredly mean?
Preferredly means preferably.
What part of speech is preferredly?
Preferredly is an adverb.

Words near preferredly in the dictionary

  1. preferred providers
  2. preferred stock
  3. preferred stockholder
  4. preferred stockholders
  5. preferred stocks
  6. preferredly
  7. preferredness
  8. preferreds
  9. preferrer
  10. preferrers
  11. preferres

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