"precious" Definition

  1. used, in a slang sense, like very or exceeding; “a PRECIOUS little of that,” _i.e._, a very little indeed; a PRECIOUS humbug, rascal, &c., _i.e._, an eminent one.

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Position in the dictionary: 2688 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: pretty horsebreakers, prial, prick the garter, prig, priggish, primed, pro, proctorized, prog, proof
Previous words in the dictionary: praties, prancer, prad, power, pow-wow, potter, potted, potheen, potato-trap, pot-walloper

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