Hypertext Webster Gateway: "preciously"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Preciously \Pre"cious*ly\, adv.
In a precious manner; expensively; extremely; dearly. Also
used ironically.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
preciously
adv 1: in a precious manner; "his preciously valuable collection"
2: (intensifier) extremely; "there is precious little time
left" [syn: {precious}]
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