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precious
adjective
very
valuable
or
important
and
not
to
be
wasted
,
lost
,
or
harmed
•
The
museum
keeps
the
precious
painting
behind
glass
to
protect
it
.
The
museum
keeps
the
precious
painting
behind
glass
to
protect
it
.
•
Water
is
precious
in
the
desert
,
so
every
drop
counts
.
Water
is
precious
in
the
desert
,
so
every
drop
counts
.
From
Middle
English
preciouse
,
via
Old
French
precios
,
from
Latin
pretiosus
“
of
great
value
”,
from
pretium
“
price
”.
adjective
dear
and
loved
;
greatly
cherished
by
someone
•
The
stuffed
bear
was
his
most
precious
childhood
possession
.
The
stuffed
bear
was
his
most
precious
childhood
possession
.
•
She
held
her
newborn
baby
close
,
whispering
, "
You
are
so
precious
."
She
held
her
newborn
baby
close
,
whispering
, "
You
are
so
precious
."
adjective
(
informal
,
disapproving
)
behaving
in
an
affectedly
delicate
,
refined
,
or
fussy
way
•
Stop
being
so
precious
—
it
’
s
just
a
little
mud
on
your
shoes
.
Stop
being
so
precious
—
it
’
s
just
a
little
mud
on
your
shoes
.
•
I
find
some
gourmet
food
critics
a
bit
too
precious
.
I
find
some
gourmet
food
critics
a
bit
too
precious
.
adverb
used
to
emphasize
how
very
little
or
few
there
is
of
something
,
often
with
“
little
”
or
“
few
”
•
We
have
precious
little
time
before
the
train
leaves
.
We
have
precious
little
time
before
the
train
leaves
.
•
There
were
precious
few
seats
left
in
the
theater
.
There
were
precious
few
seats
left
in
the
theater
.