pretiose

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Latin[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

pretiōsus +‎

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

pretiōsē (comparative pretiōsius, superlative pretiōsissimē)

  1. in a costly manner, expensively, richly, splendidly, magnificently, wealthily

References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

A regularly declined form of pretiōsus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

pretiōse

  1. vocative singular masculine of pretiōsus