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precious
noun
someone (or something) who is loved; a darling
"It isn't fair, my to ask us what it's got in its nasty pockets" - J. R. R. Tolkein,
The Hobbit
adjective
of high value or worth.
The crown had many gemstones
regarded with love or tenderness.
My daughter is to marry
treating something with too much reverence.
He spent hours painting the eyes of the portrait, which his fellow artists regarded as a bit .
Translations:
Dutch: kostbaar
French: précieux
German: kostbar
Italian: prezioso
Spanish: precioso
adverb
used as an intensifier
There is little we can do
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