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precious
adjective as in favorite, valued
adjective as in expensive; rare
adjective as in extremely sophisticated and picky
Example Sentences
It added that "while handing over the precious items to him", the temple board had recorded gold-cladded items as "copper plates".
The objects, which include richly embroidered vestments and lavishly sculpted monstrances, Eucharist thrones and sanctuary lamps made of jewel-studded precious metals, are eye-catchingly high Baroque.
The precious metal has tumbled from its October 20 record above $4,381 as investors cashed out, following a more than 60 percent surge since the start of the year.
They were so sweet and so precious; they didn’t want me to be alone.
If time is the most precious of resources, then consider every item on this list a luxury gift.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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