Latin

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “prĕtĭōsē”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: 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