very+precious

  • 31precious —  1. Very (e.g. precious little, precious few, etc.)  2. Meaningless adj. expressing irritation.    ♣ I m tired of him and his precious troubles. pr  3. Notable, [derog.] …

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  • 32very — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Very is used with these nouns: ↑antithesis, ↑brink, ↑centre, ↑core, ↑corner, ↑day, ↑edge, ↑end, ↑essence, ↑existence, ↑fundamentals, ↑ …

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  • 33very — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. exceedingly, highly; emphatically, decidedly, notably; unusually, remarkably, uncommonly; extremely, surpassingly. See greatness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. extremely, exceedingly, greatly, acutely …

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  • 34precious — a. 1. Costly, of great price, priceless. 2. Very valuable, of great worth, of great value, inestimable, priceless. 3. Dear, beloved, darling, very estimable, highly esteemed or valued, cherished, treasured, prized, idolized, adored. 4.… …

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  • 35precious — pre·cious || preʃəs adj. expensive; valuable, priceless; beloved, dear; affectedly delicate, overly refined adv. (Slang) extremely, immensely; very, quite …

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  • 36precious — adj 1. valuable, costly, high priced, of high price; expensive, rich, sumptuous, beyond price, priceless; premium, fine, superfine, exquisite, dainty; rare, select, elite, superior, superlative, supreme, prize; extraordinary, special, uncommon,… …

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  • 37precious metals — /ˌpreʃəs met(ə)lz/ plural noun very valuable metals, such as gold and platinum …

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  • 38Congregation of the Most Precious Blood —     Congregation of the Most Precious Blood     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Congregation of the Most Precious Blood     An association of secular priests living in community, whose principal aim is to give missions and retreats. The members take no …

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  • 39Coral (precious) — Taxobox name = Precious coral image width = 250px image caption = Corallium rubrum regnum = Animalia phylum = Cnidaria classis = Anthozoa subclassis = Alcyonaria ordo = Gorgonacea familia = Coralliidae genus = CoralliumPrecious coral or red coral …

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  • 40Archconfraternity of the Most Precious Blood — refers to a Roman Catholic archconfraternity, associated with confraternities which make it their special object to venerate the Blood of Christ. They first arose in Spain. In the life of the Carmelite lay brother, Francis of the Infant Jesus (d …

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