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Latin
Etymology 1
pretiōsus + -ē
Pronunciation
Adverb
pretiōsē (comparative pretiōsius, superlative pretiōsissimē)
- in a costly manner, expensively, richly, splendidly, magnificently, wealthily
References
- “prĕtĭōsē”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pretiōsē”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- prĕtĭōsē in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,236/1.
- “pretiōsē” on page 1,454/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Etymology 2
A regularly declined form of pretiōsus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pretiōse
- vocative singular masculine of pretiōsus