·adj Particular; fastidious; overnice.
II. Precious ·adj Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone.
III. Precious ·add. ·adj Particular; fastidious; overnice; overrefined. ·cf. Precieuse, Preciosity.
IV. Precious ·adj Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.