Definitions
obviously contrived to charm
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English precious, borrowed from Old French precios (“valuable, costly, precious, beloved, also affected, finical”), from Latin pretiōsus (“of great value, costly, dear, precious”), from pretium (“value, price”); see price.
Used in a sentence
“The crown had many precious gemstones. This building work needs site access, and tell the city council that I don't care about a few lorry tyre ruts across their precious grass verge.”
“The way my partner looks at me is just so precious.”
“He spent hours painting the eyes of the portrait, which his fellow artists regarded as a bit precious.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Very valuable”8 letters
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