preciously

adverb

pre·​cious·​ly ˈpre-shəs-lē 

1

: in a precious manner

2

: precious

Examples of preciously in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The podcast will be executive produced by Jonathan Wald, who preciously worked with Williams at NBC and executive produced the Amazon special. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026

But this frontier river town is so much more than its rep for being wonderfully weird and preciously hip. — Zoe Baillargeon, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Jan. 2026

And the big reveal, so preciously protected until the very end, isn’t clever enough to distract from such a muted build-up. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026

The captives perch preciously on the head of a slave trader who looks straight ahead, indifferent to the others’ suffering. — James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1