preferable Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite more desirable than another
    preferred.
    • coffee is preferable to tea
    • Danny's preferred name is `Dan'

WordNet

Pref"er*a*ble adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. préférable.
Definitions
  1. Worthy to be preferred or chosen before something else; more desirable; as, a preferable scheme. Addison.

Webster 1913