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precious
[ presh-uhs ]
adjective
- of high price or great value; very valuable or costly:
precious metals.
- highly esteemed for some spiritual, nonmaterial, or moral quality:
precious memories.
- dear; beloved:
a precious child.
Synonyms:
- affectedly or excessively delicate, refined, or nice:
precious manners.
- flagrant; gross:
a precious fool.
noun
- a dearly beloved person; darling.
adverb
- extremely; very:
She wastes precious little time.
precious
/ ˈɛʃə /
adjective
- beloved; dear; cherished
- very costly or valuable
- held in high esteem, esp in moral or spiritual matters
- very fastidious or affected, as in speech, manners, etc
- informal.worthless
you and your precious ideas!
adverb
- informal.(intensifier)
there's precious little left
Derived Forms
- ˈdzܲԱ, noun
- ˈdzܲ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- cdzܲ· adverb
- cdzܲ·Ա noun
- ԴDz·cdzܲ adjective
- non·cdzܲ· adverb
- non·cdzܲ·Ա noun
- ܲ·cdzܲ adjective
- un·cdzܲ· adverb
- un·cdzܲ·Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of precious1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It’s a gripping saga that consistently makes unexpected turns to keep the viewer held by their collar, eyes wide, waiting to see what will happen to Marshall, Frances and their precious mushroom next.
You wonder on one hand how anybody could do this to a beautiful child, a precious child who deserved to live.
There are only eight weeks left so transfers are precious, every week matters that little bit more and you don't want to leave anything on the table.
Despite growing concerns about the effect it could have on our health, braiding is a precious heirloom for this family - and for many other black women - passed down from generation to generation.
And perhaps because we’ve largely tried to buy mostly used and secondhand, the sacrifice felt most acutely has been in the loss of our most precious resource: time.
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