preferably

adverb

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: pref-er-a-bly (4)

English Definition

Ideally; if possible.

Example Sentence

I would like to buy a new car, preferably a red one.

US IPA /ˈprefərəbli/

UK IPA /ˈprefərəbli/

ideally rather firstly by choice