Precious /(?)/
Pre·cious
Precious
a.
- Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone.
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Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.
She is more precious than rules.
Many things which are most precious are neglected only because the value of them lieth hid.
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Particular; fastidious; overnice; overrefined. Cf. Précieuse, Preciosity.
Lest that precious folk be with me wroth.
Elaborate embroidery of precious language.
Phrases & Compounds
- Precious metals
- the uncommon and highly valuable metals, esp. gold and silver.
- Precious stones
- gems; jewels.