Preferable
['pref(ə)rəb(ə)l] or ['prɛfrəbl]
Definition
(adj.) more desirable than another; 'coffee is preferable to tea'; 'Danny's preferred name is `Dan'' .
Edited by Erna--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Worthy to be preferred or chosen before something else; more desirable; as, a preferable scheme.
Typed by Jack
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. More eligible, more desirable.
Typist: Naomi
Examples
- To make this incubator get your tinner to make you a tank 15 inches wide, 30 inches long, and 12 inches deep, of galvanized iron or zinc, the iron being preferable. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I think either of these methods is preferable to attempting to carry ensilage in baskets any distance. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Surely our delightful Raffaello's conception is infinitely preferable? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- In many cases, it is preferable to exert a force of 30 pounds, for example, over the distance _CA_ than a force of 120 pounds over the shorter distance _BA_. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- We had the whole passenger list for company, but their room would have been preferable, for there was no light, there were no windows, no ventilation. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- She could almost think anything would have been preferable to this. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Narrow boards are preferable to wide ones for this work, as they will swell without bulging. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- It appeared to him that emigration, had he only the means to emigrate, would be preferable to service under such a master. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The paste does its work faster than the polishing powder, and if the articles are very much corroded it is preferable. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- An electrotype mould, obtained directly from the medal, is, however, more sharp in its definition than an impression, and is therefore preferable, when circumstances admit of its being so taken. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Now, of all things in the world that the unfortunate man could have said, any would have been preferable to this. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Indeed, when the time draws on, I shall decidedly recommend their bringing the barouche-landau; it will be so very much preferable. Jane Austen. Emma.
- There is another very important reason why nose breathing is preferable to mouth breathing. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The latter means, of course, would be preferable. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Was not the adventure of death infinitely preferable? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- What labour would not have been preferable at the beginning! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- School solitude, conventual silence and stagnation, anything seemed preferable to living embroiled with Dr. John. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Typist: Naomi