precious

Speech parts

1. precious - Noun

2. precious - Adjective

3. precious - Adverb

4. precious - Adjective Satellite

5. Precious - Proper noun

Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone.

Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.

Particular; fastidious; overnice.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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economic poor inferior cheap inexpensive useless

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The most precious jewels you will ever have around your neck are the arms of your children. Source: Internet

Of all possessions, a friend is the most precious. Herodotus

Truth is such a precious article let us all economize in its use. Mark Twain

If we dig precious things from the land, we will invite disaster. Hindi Proverb

Earth is more precious than gold. Estonian Proverb

A man's good name is as precious to him as its skin is to a tiger. Japanese Proverb