(adv.) In a precious manner; expensively; extremely; dearly. Also used ironically.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "preciously" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/preciously/definitions/2048336> |