precious

Meanings

Plural: preciouses

Adjective Satellite

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
- "children are precious"
of high worth or cost
- "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"
held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature
- "precious memories"
obviously contrived to charm
- "an insufferably precious performance"

Adverb

extremely
- "there is precious little time left"

Adj

Of high value or worth.
Regarded with love or tenderness.
Treated with too much reverence.
Excessively complicated.
Extremely protective or strict (about something).
Blasted; damned.
Contrived to be cute or charming.
Thorough; utter.

Noun

Someone (or something) who is loved; a darling.

Adv

Very; an intensifier.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English precious, borrowed from Old French precios (“valuable, costly, precious, beloved, also affected, finical”), from Latin pretiōsus (“of great value, costly, dear, precious”), from pretium (“value, price”); see price.

Synonyms

cherished, cute, dear, preciously, saccharine, syrupy, treasured, twee, valuable, valued, wanted

Scrabble Score: 12

precious is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
precious is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
precious is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

precious is a valid Words With Friends word