precious
adverb/ˈpreʃəs/
/ˈpreʃəs/
(informal)- precious little/few used to emphasize the fact that there is very little of something or that there are very few of something
- There's precious little to do in this town.
- Precious few people can afford those prices.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French precios, from Latin pretiosus ‘of great value’, from pretium ‘price’.
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