preziös

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French précieux or directly from Latin pretiōsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁeˈt͡si̯øːs/
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Adjective

preziös (strong nominative masculine singular preziöser, comparative preziöser, superlative am preziösesten)

  1. (higher register) precious; affected
    Synonym: geziert
    • 1908 [1900], Hermann Lauscher [pseudonym; Hermann Hesse], Hinterlassene Schriften und Gedichte von Hermann Lauscher:
      Schon wieder genug und übersatt! Ich hatte mich auf meine Bücher gestürzt, die Pausen der vita nuova-Lektüre mit E. T. A. Hoffmann und Heine gefüllt, in müden Stunden zwischen den preziösen George und den lyrischen Hofmannsthal ein Kapitel Jakob Böhme eingeflochten.
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Declension

Further reading

  • preziös” in Duden online
  • preziös” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache