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unprecious

unprecious adjective: not precious.

Adjective

unprecious (comparative more unprecious, superlative most unprecious)

  1. Not precious.
    • But other designers have done the same, notably John Galliano and Rick Owens, in a very similar style. Mr. Theyskens may have wanted loose dresses and tops in mauve and lilac-gray silk to look indistinct, his rough jackets and blousons to seem worn and unprecious.2007 October 8, Cathy Horyn, “McQueen at Full, Fabulous Tilt”, in New York Times

Forms of unprecious

comparativemore unprecious
superlativemost unprecious

Origin of unprecious

From un- + precious.

Questions about unprecious

What does unprecious mean?
Unprecious means not precious.
What part of speech is unprecious?
Unprecious is an adjective.

Words near unprecious in the dictionary

  1. unprecedented
  2. unprecedentedly
  3. unprecedentedness
  4. unprecedential
  5. unprecedently
  6. unprecious
  7. unprecipitate
  8. unprecipitated
  9. unprecise
  10. unprecisely
  11. unpreciseness

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