precious

Definition

  • adjective: rare and worth a lot of money
  • adjective: of great value or high price
  • synonyms: costly, dear, beloved

Examples

  • They were able to be together for only a few 'precious' hours/days.

  • The sometimes 'precious' writing makes the book difficult to read.

  • We can save 'precious' time by taking this shortcut.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Good. The reason I'm here... Oh, is foreplay over? I read somewhere that jfk never lasted more than three minutes. The point being? Time is precious. Powerful people don't have the luxury of foreplay. Okay, so why are you here, miss Barnes? I need somebody I can talk to. We're talking. Tell me (..)
    2013 TvShow: House of Cards Title: Chapter 1 Season: 1 Episode 1
  • (..) - Yeah! " 'Cause it's the Pick of Destiny, child " " You know we will be rockin' 'cause it's fuckin' insane " " It's just the Pick of Destiny, child " " More precious than a diamond on a platinum chain " " In Venice Beach there was a man named Kage " " When he was buskin' he was all the rage " (..)
    2006 Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny
  • (..) The thieves. The thieves. The filthy little thieves. Where is it? Where is it? They stole it from us. My precious. Curse them, we hates them! It's ours, it is, and we wants it! This is Sting. You've seen it before... ...haven't you, Gollum? (..)
    2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers