preferredly

English

Etymology

preferred +‎ -ly

Adverb

preferredly (comparative more preferredly, superlative most preferredly)

1. (non-native speakers' English) preferably
   • 1856, Oliver Miller, editor, Maryland Reports, Containing Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Maryland, volume VIII, Annapolis, Md.: Robert F. Bonsall, page 66:

     Their locations being preferredly correct, the plaintiffs were at liberty to read the patent in evidence, the concession of the defendant being, that there is no disagreement between the courses and distances as located and the supposed calls.

   • 1876 May 23, William Y. A. Boardman, “177,796. Lamp-Wicks.”, in Specifications and Drawings of Patents Issued from the United States Patent Office for May, 1876, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, page 1008:

     The ordinary woven felting or other flat wicking may be used, and preferredly is taken while yet in the web, and by passing it through rolls or other suitable mechanical device for printing or stamping, it is stamped or printed so as to form lines or marks across the wick, as shown at a a a in the drawing.

   • 1879 September, The American Agriculturist. For the Farm, Garden, and Household., volume XXXVIII, numbers 9; new series—number 392, New York, N.Y.: Orange Judd Company, page 329:

     Blackberries and Raspberries are preferredly planted in the fall, as they make such an early start in the spring, that the shoots may get broken.