Possible Definitions:
1. Precious (a.) Particular; fastidious; overnice; overrefined. Cf. Precieuse, Preciosity.
2. Precious (a.) Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone.
3. Precious (a.) Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.
4. Precious (a.) Particular; fastidious; overnice.