Precious: deare: sumptuous: of great estimation. Nimium pretiosa operaria est. Plaut. Thou takest to muche for thy paines, thou art to deare in thy wages. Pretiosum & Vile, contraria. Cic. Aera pretiosa. Sen. Dona pretiosa. Sen. Emptoi pretiosus. Ho. A buier that giueth much for a thing. Ingenium quondam fuerat pretiosius auro. Ouid. Pretioso linteo vestes. Pli. Garments made of very flue and costly linuen. Loca pretiosa metallo. Ouid. Nox pretiosa, Prope. A deare night that one hath paid much for. Pretioíus sapor. Colum. Pretiosi gustus vua. Col. A grape of an excellent tast. Texta pretiosa. Ouid. Vestis. Lucan. Vestimenta preriosa. Ho. Sumptuous and costly garments. Pretiosior. Ouid. Pretiosè. pen. prod. Cic. Pretiously: richely.

I. Lit.: equus, Cic. Off. 3, 23, 89: odores, Col. 3, 8, 4: subiitque argentea proles Auro deterior, fulvo pretiosior aere, Ov. M. 1, 115: ingenium quondam fuerat pretiosius auro, id. Am. 3, 8, 3: res pretiosissimae (opp. vilissimae), Cic. Fin. 2, 28, 91; Plin. 11, 37, 52, 139: pretiosissimum humani animi opus, id. 7, 29, 30, 108: nec tamen haec loca sunt ullo pretiosa metallo, rich in, Ov. P. 3, 8, 5.—

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A. Of great cost, costly, dear, expensive: operaria, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 41: qui sordido vehiculo erubescit, pretioso gloriabitur, Sen. Ep. 87, 4: Thais, Prop. 4 (5), 5, 43: pretioso pretio emere aliquid, dear, high, Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 17: fames, which is satisfied at much expense, Mart. 10 96, 9: silentia, dearly bought, id. 5, 69, 7: Albani veteris pretiosa senectus, Juv. 13, 214.—

B. That gives a great price, extravagant: pretiosus emptor, Hor. C. 3, 6, 32.— Hence, adv.: prĕtĭōsē, in a costly manner, expensively, richly, splendidly (class.): vasa pretiose caelata, Cic. Inv. 2, 40, 116: pretiose armatus exercitus, Gell. 5, 5, 5: pretiosius sepeliri, Curt. 10, 1, 32.