preferable

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

preferable
    adj 1: more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to
           tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'" [syn:
           {preferable}, {preferred}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Preferable \Pref"er*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]f['e]rable.]
   Worthy to be preferred or chosen before something else; more
   desirable; as, a preferable scheme. --Addison.
   [1913 Webster]