| Main Entry: |
precious |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
extremely sophisticated and picky |
Synonyms: |
affected, alembicated,
artful,
artificial,
chichi*, choosy,
dainty,
delicate,
fastidious,
finicky,
fragile,
fussy, la-di-da,
nice,
ostentatious, overnice, overrefined,
particular,
persnickety*, precieux,
pretentious,
refined,
showy, stagy,
studied
|
Antonyms: |
defective, deficient, impaired
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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