pretiose

Latin

Etymology 1

pretiōsus +‎ -ē

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pre.tiˈoː.seː/, [prɛ.tɪˈoː.seː]

Adverb

pretiōsē (comparative pretiōsius)

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

References
  • 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

A regularly declined form of pretiōsus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pre.tiˈoː.se/, [prɛ.tɪˈoː.sɛ]

Adjective

pretiōse

  1. vocative singular masculine of pretiōsus
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