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Adjective precious has 3 senses
- cherished, precious, treasured, wanted - characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"
Antonym: unloved (indirect, via loved)
- precious - of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"
Antonym: worthless (indirect, via valuable)
- cute, precious - obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"
Antonym: artless (indirect, via artful)
Adverbial precious has 1 sense
- precious, preciously - extremely; "there is precious little time left"
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