'Preferably' definitions:

Definition of 'preferably'

From: WordNet
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" [syn: preferably, sooner, rather]

Definition of 'Preferably'

From: GCIDE
  • Preferably \Pref"er*a*bly\, adv. In preference; by choice. [1913 Webster]
  • To choose Plautus preferably to Terence. --Dennis. [1913 Webster]