Associations to the word «Preferably»

Wiktionary

PREFERABLY, adverb. In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.

Dictionary definition

PREFERABLY, adverb. More readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats