precious
adjective
of high price or great value; very valuable or costly.
unprecious
-
a word derived from
precious.
Example Sentences
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His instructions are precise but refreshingly unprecious: heat the pan, cook the patty, flip it once.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2025
It’s unprecious enough to order ahead online and take on a walk a few blocks to the banks of the Ship Canal, for an only-in-Seattle, unbelievably lovely urban waterside picnic.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2023
“And Max was extremely generous and unprecious with his work.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2021
Garland’s unprecious treatment would become a theme throughout his career.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 7, 2020
Most unworthy of mortals, we had found the rarest of unprecious things—a crocodile that had died a natural death.
From Confessions of a Beachcomber by E. J. (Edmund James) Banfield
