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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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