adjective. Of high cost or worth; valuable.

adjective. Highly esteemed; cherished.

adjective. Dear; beloved.

adjective. Affectedly dainty or overrefined.

adjective. Thoroughgoing; unmitigated.

noun. One who is dear or beloved; a darling.

adverb. Used as an intensive.

Very; exceedingly; extremely.

Of great price; costly; having a high money-value.

Of great worth; held in high esteem; intrinsically valuable.

Worthless; good-for-nothing.

Considerable; great.

Particular; scrupulous; fastidious; over-nice.

Synonyms and Costly, etc. See valuable.

Affectedly fastidious, especially in the use of words; finically refined in one's literary style or artistic taste.

Characterized by a strained or affected refinement of style, in literature or art; affectedly fine.

adjective. Of great price; costly.

adjective. Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved.

adjective. Particular; fastidious; overnice; overrefined. Cf. Précieuse, Preciosity.

adjective. the uncommon and highly valuable metals, esp. gold and silver.

adjective. gems; jewels.

adjective. Of high value or worth, or seemingly regarded as such.

adjective. Regarded with love or tenderness.

adjective. Treated with too much reverence.

adjective. Contrived to be cute or charming.

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

adverb. Used as an intensifier.

adverb. extremely

adjective. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

adjective. held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature

adjective. of high worth or cost

adjective. obviously contrived to charm

""My precious, _precious_ child," she said, "_He_ is able to save to the"

costly  estimable  imitation precious stones  outrageous  precious blood  

artful  loved  valuable  worthy  

appraise  appreciate  depreciate  praise  precious little  

semiprecious  

dear  rare  sacred  valuable  wonderful  

Gongoresque  Gongoristic  Marinistic  absolute  admired