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unprecious

pre·cious
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [presh-uh s]
    • /ˈprɛʃ əs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [presh-uh s]
    • /ˈprɛʃ əs/

Definitions of unprecious word

  • adjective unprecious of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals. 1
  • adjective unprecious highly esteemed for some spiritual, nonmaterial, or moral quality: precious memories. 1
  • adjective unprecious dear; beloved: a precious child. 1
  • adjective unprecious affectedly or excessively delicate, refined, or nice: precious manners. 1
  • adjective unprecious flagrant; gross: a precious fool. 1
  • noun unprecious a dearly beloved person; darling. 1

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Origin of unprecious

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English preciose (< Old French precios) < Latin pretiōsus costly, valuable, equivalent to preti(um) price, value + -ōsus -ous

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Parts of speech for Unprecious

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unprecious 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

unprecious usage trend in Literature

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