Dictionary Entry
precious
precious is a 8-letter English word with 8 senses as adjective and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone.
- 2adjective
Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.
- 3adjective
Particular; fastidious; overnice.
- 4adjective
obviously contrived to charm
"an insufferably precious performance"
"a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"
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- 5adjective
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
"a cherished friend"
"children are precious"
- 6adjective
of high worth or cost
"diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"
- 7adjective
held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature
"a valued friend"
"precious memories"
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- 8adverb
extremely
"there is precious little time left"
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