Precious Definition–adjective | 1. | of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals. | | 2. | highly esteemed for some spiritual, nonmaterial, or moral quality: precious memories. | | 3. | dear; beloved: a precious child. | | 4. | affectedly or excessively delicate, refined, or nice: precious manners. | | 5. | flagrant; gross: a precious fool. | –noun | 6. | a dearly beloved person; darling. | –adverb | 7. | extremely; very: She wastes precious little time. | |
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