preferably

adverb

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Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛf.ɹəˌbli/ / /pɹəˈfɜː.ɹəˌbli/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English preferable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English preferably From preferable + -ly.

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.”
“He felt having a Micronesian navigator meant he needed a pureblooded Polynesian, preferably a Hawaiian, as captain.”