de preferabil

Romanian

Etymology

From a conflation with de preferință (“preferably”). First attested in the 1890s.

Prepositional phrase

de preferabil (proscribed)

  1. synonym of preferabil (“preferable”)
    • 2014 May 1, 40:48 from the start, in Lumea lui Banciu‎[1], spoken by Radu Banciu, via B1 TV:
      Și iată că democrația asta s-a dovedit un eșec. Da? Poate că ar fi fost de preferabil să trăim cu Securitatea aia pe cap […]
      And behold, this democracy has also turned out to be a failure. Right? Perhaps it would have been preferable for us to live with that Securitate up in our business […]
  2. synonym of de preferință (“preferably”)
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