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What's The Definition Of Precious?
[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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Precious: artful | cherished | cute | loved | preciously | treasured | valuable | wanted Related Terms | Find terms related to Precious: absolute | admired | adored | affected | alembicated | angel | arrant | artful | artificial | babe | baby | baby-doll | beloved | beyond price | buttercup | cherished | cherub | chichi | chick | chickabiddy | choice | choosy | classical | complete | consummate | costly | crass | darling | dear | dearly beloved | deary | decided | definitive | doll | downright | duck | duckling | effete | egregious | elaborate | elaborated | elegant | esteemed | euphemistic | euphuistic | exact | expensive | exquisite | fastidious | favorite | finicky | flagrant | formalistic | fussy | glaring | golden | Gongoresque | Gongoristic | good as gold | goody good-good | goody-goody | gross | hallowed | held dear | high-priced | hon | honey | honey bunch | honey child | hyperelegant | idolized | inestimable | intolerable | invaluable | irreplaceable | la-di-da | lamb | lambkin | love | loved | lover | mannered | Marinistic | methodical | meticulous | mincing | namby-pamby | nice | of great price | orderly | ostentatious | out-and-out | outright | overdone | overelaborate | overelegant | overnice | overprecise | overrefined | particular | pedantic | perfect | persnickety | pet | petkins | picky | popular | positive | precieuse | precieux | precious heart | precise | precisian | precisianistic | precisionist | precisionistic | pretentious | priceless | pricey | prized | profound | pronounced | proper | punctilious | puristic | rank | rare | recherche | regular | revered | rich | scrupulous | shattering | shocking | showy | simpering | snookums | sophisticated | squeamish | stark | stark-staring | studied | sugar | superlative | surpassing | sweet | sweetheart | sweetie | sweetkins | sweets | the veriest | thorough | thoroughgoing | total | treasured | unbearable | unconscionable | undeniable | unequivocal | unmitigated | unnatural | unqualified | unrelieved | unspoiled | utter | valuable | valued | venerable | venerated | well-beloved | well-liked | white-haired | worthy See Also | Precious In Webster's Dictionary \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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