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Precious
/ˈpreʃəs/
Highly valued or important, often due to rarity or cost.
Synonyms:
valuable
priceless
cherished
beloved
dear
Antonyms:
worthless
cheap
valueless
insignificant
common
Examples:
They pollute our
precious
bodily fluids!
Then it must be
precious
foggy?'
It seemed too
precious
an offering for any degree of publicity.
Etymology:
From Middle English, derived from Old French
precius
, relating to Latin
pretiosus
, which means
valuable
, from
pretium
, meaning
price
or
worth
.
Usage Statistics:
18 mentions per 1 million words
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