Bible Dictionaries
Precious
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(a.) Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone.
(2):
(a.) Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.
(3):
(a.) Particular; fastidious; overnice; overrefined. Cf. Precieuse, Preciosity.
(4):
(a.) Particular; fastidious; overnice.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Precious'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/precious.html. 1828.