Definitions for precious

precious pre·cious

Spelling: [presh-uh s]
IPA: /ˈprɛʃ əs/

Precious is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 409 anagrams from letters in precious (ceioprsu).

Definitions for precious

noun

  1. a dearly beloved person; darling.

adverb

  1. extremely; very:

adjective

  1. of high price or great value; very valuable or costly:
  2. highly esteemed for some spiritual, nonmaterial, or moral quality:
  3. dear; beloved:
  4. affectedly or excessively delicate, refined, or nice:
  5. flagrant; gross:

Origin of precious

1250-1300; Middle English preciose (Old French precios) Latin pretiōsus costly, valuable, equivalent to preti(um) price, value + -ōsus Examples for precious

There are precious few large-scale, ambitious, original works.

It is wrong to waste the precious gift of time, on acrimony and division.

From a lyrical standpoint, there are precious few that can catch Kendrick.

Each moment in history is a fleeting time, precious and unique.

The precious cargo: two American humanitarian workers with Ebola.

They filled two bottles they had remaining with the precious fluid.

Being there teaches you to think quickly, edit yourself, and not get too precious about your own work.

Fellow citizens, we must not waste the precious gift of this time.

More than one of these precious volumes were transcribed entirely by her own hand.

Second, they threaten one of the most precious resources in our state: public education that is open to all children.

Word Value for precious
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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