precious
adjective
°of high value or worth, or seemingly regarded as such.
"The crown had many precious gemstones"
°regarded with love or tenderness.
"My precious daughter is to marry"
noun
°someone (or something) who is loved; a darling.
"It isn't fair, my precious to ask us what it's got in its nasty pockets" - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
verb
°used as an intensifier.
"There is precious little we can do."
synonyms: saccharine, syrupy, twee