Definition of: precious

(presh′əs) adjective
1. Highly priced or prized, as for rarity, or for intrinsic, exchangeable, or other value; valuable.
2. Beloved; dear.
3. Good–for–nothing; undeserving: used ironically.
4. Colloq. Very considerable; surpassing: a precious scoundrel.
5. Overnice; fastidious: a precious writer. See synonyms under CHOICE, EXCELLENT, GOOD, RARE¹. [<OF precios <L pretiosus <pretium price]
—pre′cious·ly adverb
—pre′cious·ness noun

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"precious" has the frequency of use of 0.0008% on en.wikipedia.org.

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Definition of: precious

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