to be used in a ironic sense when something really bad happens, or to be used as a comically verbose way of saying not very good.
preferable can also be substituted for other
words in order to better fit the situation, such as "
cool", "awesome",
"
heterosexual", "believable", "attractive", "exciting",
"subtle"
"damn it, all my coursework was on that computer, this is less than preferable"
"i swear, that is not mine"
"that'
s less than believable"
"wow that three hour lecture on the composition of soil was less than exciting"
"really, you're wearing a
pink tank top and hotpants? well that is less than heterosexual"
"mate, wtf, you're fucking my mum?!"
"yeah, i guess that for you this arrangement is less than preferable"
"oh
shit my
blood tests are back and they're not good"
"well, that's less than preferable"
tv-"every day millions of
people die of starvation"
"well, that is less than preferable"