preferable
adj/ˈpɹɛf.(ə.)ɹə.b(ə)l/CA/ˈpɹef.(ə.)ɹə.b(ə)l/
Etymology
From prefer + -able, probably after Middle French preferable. Compare preference, preferential, etc.
- borrowed from preferable
Definitions
Better than some other option
Better than some other option; preferred.
- It is not to the point that an inequality of material goods, at high levels, may not be preferable to an equality of material goods at a lower level, precisely for such reasons as self-respect.
- While adopting the pronoun as a nonbinary description is vastly preferable for some, Merriam-Webster says, there has also been some debate that it is ungrammatical.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at preferable. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at preferable. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at preferable
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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