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précieuses

précieuses is the plural of précieuse.

Meaning of précieuse

Noun

précieuse (plural précieuses)

  1. (derogatory) Someone (especially a woman) who affects refinement and delicacy; a fastidious or pretentious woman.
    • I like Marion Moore in a certain way. […] But she is too much of a precieuse for my adulation.1920, Hart Crane, letter, 14 April

Questions about précieuses

What is précieuses the plural of?
Précieuses is the plural of précieuse.

Words near précieuses in the dictionary

  1. prævision
  2. prævisions
  3. Pré-Saint-Gervais
  4. pré-salé
  5. précieuse
  6. précieuses
  7. précis
  8. précised
  9. précises
  10. précising
  11. Prévost

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