单词 | preciosity |
释义 | preciosity (once / 91623 pages) n WORD FAMILY preciosity: preciosities+/precious: preciosity, preciousest, preciously, preciousness, semiprecious USAGE EXAMPLESAt first, this kind of physicality is engaging, but soon a kind of preciosity sets in, as gamelike exercises are developed. New York Times(Jul 27, 2016) It’s precious the first time; the repetitions multiply its preciosity. New York Times(Nov 04, 2015) On Tuesday, there was a lot of the arch diction and twee preciosity, long the stereotype in Britten performance. New York Times(Dec 04, 2013) n the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined Syn|Hyper preciousness affectedness the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) |
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