précieuse

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English

Etymology

From French précieuse.

Noun

précieuse (plural précieuses)

  1. (chiefly derogatory) Someone (especially a woman) who affects refinement and delicacy; a fastidious or pretentious woman.
    • 1920, Hart Crane, letter, 14 April:
      I like Marion Moore in a certain way. But she is too much of a precieuse for my adulation.

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French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

précieuse

  1. feminine singular of précieux