preferably

English

Etymology

preferable +‎ -ly

Adverb

preferably (comparative more preferably, superlative most preferably)

1. In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.

Translations

in preference

Catalan: preferiblement (ca) Finnish: mieluiten (fi) Italian: preferibilmente (it) Portuguese: preferencialmente (pt)

Romanian: (în mod) preferabil (ro), (în manieră) preferabilă (ro) Spanish: preferiblemente (es) Turkish: tercihan (tr)

References

• preferably in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913