precious

About 11.85 uses per million words.

Meaning

adjective Of high value or worth.
The crown had many precious gemstones.
adjective Regarded with love or tenderness.
The way my partner looks at me is just so precious.
adjective Treated with too much reverence.
He spent hours painting the eyes of the portrait, which his fellow artists regarded as a bit precious.
adjective Excessively complicated.
adjective Extremely protective or strict (about something).
Writers are often very precious about their work.
adjective Blasted; damned.
adjective Contrived to be cute or charming.
adjective Thorough; utter.
a precious rascal