Preferable

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Preferable \Pref"er*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]f['e]rable.]
     Worthy to be preferred or chosen before something else; more
     desirable; as, a preferable scheme. --Addison.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  preferable
       adj : more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea";
             "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'" [syn: {preferred}]