precious little/precious few
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Definition of precious little/precious few words
- phrase precious little/precious few If you say that there is precious little of something, you are emphasizing that there is very little of it, and that it would be better if there were more. Precious few has a similar meaning. 0
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Parts of speech for Precious little/precious few
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
precious little/precious few popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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