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Definition precious in British English

precious adjective

adjective
/ˈpreʃəs/
1

worth a lot of money

Example

a precious jewel

Example

historic houses with rare and precious contents

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valuable precious priceless
1.1

loved or valued by someone

Example

a precious memory

Example

Her daughter is the most precious thing in the world to her.

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dear desirable precious
1.2

rare or very necessary and not to be wasted

Example

Human skills are the nation's most precious resource.

Example

We're wasting precious time sitting around here!

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rare precious scarce
2

used for showing that you are angry with someone for caring too much about someone or something

Example

You and your precious husband did nothing for me.

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hell blast for heaven’s sake/sakes
3

behaving as if something is more important or serious than it really is

Example

Pop stars used to be a lot less precious about advertising products.

Synonyms and related words
aggrandise aggrandize exaggerate
Definition precious in British English