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[ adjective ] characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

Examples

"a cherished friend" "children are precious" "a treasured heirloom" "so good to feel wanted"

Used in print

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

Of all their worldly_belongings , next_to the oxen and his gun , the seed_grain had been the most treasured .

Related terms

loved

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