Question

If you say that something such as a resource is p_______, you mean that it is valuable and should not be wasted or used badly .If you say that something such as a resource is precious, you mean that it is valuable and should not be wasted or used badly .After four months in foreign parts, every hour at home was precious.A family break allows you to spend precious time together.Water is becoming an increasingly precious resource. adjectiveIf you say that something such as a resource is precious, you mean that it is valuable and should not be wasted or used badly .After four months in foreign parts, every hour at home was precious.A family break allows you to spend precious time together.Water is becoming an increasingly precious resource.Precious objects and materials are worth a lot of money because they are rare ....jewellery and precious objects belonging to her mother.If something is precious to you, you regard it as important and do not want to lose it.Her family's support is particularly precious to Josie.Mary left her most precious possession–a small bookcase–to her niece.People sometimes use precious to emphasize their dislike for things which other people think are important.You don't care about anything but yourself and your precious face.If you describe someone as precious, you mean that they behave in a formal and unnatural way.

Accepted Answer

precious B2

query	If you say that something such as a resource is p_______, you mean that it is valuable and should not be wasted or used badly .If you say that something such as a resource is precious, you mean that it is valuable and should not be wasted or used badly . After four months in foreign parts, every hour at home was precious. A family break allows you to spend precious time together. Water is becoming an increasingly precious resource.
word	precious
full-definition	adjective If you say that something such as a resource is precious, you mean that it is valuable and should not be wasted or used badly . After four months in foreign parts, every hour at home was precious. A family break allows you to spend precious time together. Water is becoming an increasingly precious resource. Precious objects and materials are worth a lot of money because they are rare . ...jewellery and precious objects belonging to her mother. If something is precious to you, you regard it as important and do not want to lose it. Her family's support is particularly precious to Josie. Mary left her most precious possession–a small bookcase–to her niece. People sometimes use precious to emphasize their dislike for things which other people think are important. You don't care about anything but yourself and your precious face. If you describe someone as precious, you mean that they behave in a formal and unnatural way.
cefr-level	B2

Precious Resource Valuable Wasted Badly Months Foreign Parts