English to English
precious
('pr/E//S//@/s
)
adjective (a)
- Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone.(adjective)source: webster1913
- Particular; fastidious; overnice; overrefined. Cf. Précieuse, Preciosity.(adjective)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- extremely(adv.all)Example:
There is precious little time left.
Synonym:
all-fired, bloody, boiling, damn, drop-dead, enormously, extraordinarily, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, hellishly, hugely, infernally, inordinately, positively, preciously, roaringsource: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
- of high worth or cost(adj.all)Example:
Diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones.
source: wordnet30 - held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature(adj.all)Example:
Precious memories.
source: wordnet30 - obviously contrived to charm(adj.all)Example:
An insufferably precious performance.
source: wordnet30