noun
definition
Someone (or something) who is loved; a darling.
adjective
definition
Of high value or worth.
example
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.
definition
Regarded with love or tenderness.
example
My precious daughter is to marry.
definition
Treated with too much reverence.
example
He spent hours painting the eyes of the portrait, which his fellow artists regarded as a bit precious.
definition
Contrived to be cute or charming.
adverb
definition
Very; an intensifier.
example
There is precious little we can do.