Meaning of PRECIOUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'preshus
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- [adv] (intensifier) extremely; "there is precious little time left"
- [adj] obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"
- [adj] characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"
- [adj] of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"
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| | Synonyms: | | artful, cherished, cute, loved, preciously, treasured, valuable, wanted |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Pre"cious\, a.
Particular; fastidious; overnice; overrefined. Cf.
{Pr['e]cieuse}, {Preciosity}.
Lest that precious folk be with me wroth. --Chaucer.
Elaborate embroidery of precious language.
--Saintsbury.
\Pre"cious\, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F.
pr['e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value.
See {Price}.]
1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. ``The
precious bane.'' --Milton.
2. Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed;
dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.
She is more precious than rules. --Prov. iii.
15.
Many things which are most precious are neglected
only because the value of them lieth hid. --Hooker.
Note: Also used ironically; as, a precious rascal.
3. Particular; fastidious; overnice. [Obs.]
Lest that precious folk be with me wroth. --Chaucer.
{Precious metals}, the uncommon and highly valuable metals,
esp. gold and silver.
{Precious stones}, gems; jewels.
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