pretiose

== Latin == === Etymology 1 === From pretiōsus + -ē. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [prɛ.tiˈoː.seː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [pret.t͡siˈɔː.s̬e] ==== Adverb ==== pretiōsē (comparative pretiōsius, superlative pretiōsissimē) 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 Latin) IPA(key): [prɛ.tiˈoː.sɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [pret.t͡siˈɔː.s̬e] ==== Adjective ==== pretiōse vocative singular masculine of pretiōsus