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1 pretiosus
I.Lit.:II.equus,
Cic. Off. 3, 23, 89:odores,
Col. 3, 8, 4:subiitque argentea proles Auro deterior, fulvo pretiosior aere,
Ov. M. 1, 115:ingenium quondam fuerat pretiosius auro,
id. Am. 3, 8, 3:res pretiosissimae (opp. vilissimae),
Cic. Fin. 2, 28, 91; Plin. 11, 37, 52, § 139:pretiosissimum humani animi opus,
id. 7, 29, 30, § 108:nec tamen haec loca sunt ullo pretiosa metallo,
rich in, Ov. P. 3, 8, 5.—Transf.A.Of great cost, costly, dear, expensive:B.operaria,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 41:qui sordido vehiculo erubescit, pretioso gloriabitur,
Sen. Ep. 87, 4:Thais,
Prop. 4 (5), 5, 43:pretioso pretio emere aliquid,
dear, high, Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 17:fames,
which is satisfied at much expense, Mart. 10 96, 9:silentia,
dearly bought, id. 5, 69, 7:Albani veteris pretiosa senectus,
Juv. 13, 214.—That gives a great price, extravagant: [p. 1442] pretiosus emptor, Hor. C. 3, 6, 32.— Hence, adv.: prĕtĭōsē, in a costly manner, expensively, richly, splendidly (class.):vasa pretiose caelata,
Cic. Inv. 2, 40, 116:pretiose armatus exercitus,
Gell. 5, 5, 5:pretiosius sepeliri,
Curt. 10, 1, 32.
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