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preciously

preciously adverb: in a precious manner.

Adverb

preciously (comparative more preciously, superlative most preciously)

  1. In a precious manner.

Forms of preciously

comparativemore preciously
superlativemost preciously
alternative form (obsolete)pretiously

Origin of preciously

From Middle English preciously, equivalent to precious + -ly.

Questions about preciously

What does preciously mean?
Preciously means in a precious manner.
What part of speech is preciously?
Preciously is an adverb.

Words near preciously in the dictionary

  1. precious metals
  2. precious stone
  3. precious stones
  4. preciouses
  5. preciousest
  6. preciously
  7. preciousness
  8. preciousnesses
  9. precip
  10. precipe
  11. precipes

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