- precious little/few
- extremely little or few (used for emphasis)
police still know precious little about the dead man | you will find precious few atheists on operating tables
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
precious little/few
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precious little — precious little/few/ phrase used for emphasizing how little there is of something I’ve had precious little sleep over the last two days. There are precious few decent restaurants left around here. Thesaurus: words used to describe small amounts… … Useful english dictionary
precious little (or few) — informal extremely little (or few). → precious … English new terms dictionary
precious little — ► precious little (or few) informal extremely little (or few). Main Entry: ↑precious … English terms dictionary
precious few — precious little/few/ phrase used for emphasizing how little there is of something I’ve had precious little sleep over the last two days. There are precious few decent restaurants left around here. Thesaurus: words used to describe small amounts… … Useful english dictionary
precious — pre|cious1 [ˈpreʃəs] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: precios, from Latin pretiosus, from pretium; PRICE1] 1.) something that is precious is valuable and important and should not be wasted or used without care precious… … Dictionary of contemporary English
precious — pre|cious1 [ preʃəs ] adjective ** 1. ) worth a lot of money: VALUABLE: a precious jewel historic houses with rare and precious contents a ) loved or valued by someone: a precious memory Her daughter is the most precious thing in the world to her … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
precious — I UK [ˈpreʃəs] / US adjective ** 1) worth a lot of money a precious jewel historic houses with rare and precious contents a) loved or valued by someone a precious memory Her daughter is the most precious thing in the world to her. b) rare or very … English dictionary
precious — 1 adjective 1 precious memories or possessions are important to you because they are connected with people you like or events in your life: The doll is very precious to me because it was my mother s. 2 something that is precious is valuable and… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
precious*/ — [ˈpreʃəs] adj I very valuable a precious jewel[/ex] Our freedom is the most precious thing we have.[/ex] II adv precious [ˈpreʃəs] precious little/few used for emphasizing how little there is of something[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
precious few — ► precious little (or few) informal extremely little (or few). Main Entry: ↑precious … English terms dictionary
