Meaning Of The Word Precieuse

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precieuse in British English
adjective: (of a woman) pretentious, affected, putting on airs or affecting refinement
adjective: marked by affectation or preciosity
noun: a pretentious or affected woman; a woman who puts on airs or makes pretensions to extreme refinement or delicacy
noun: one of the 17th-century literary women of France who affected an extreme care in the use of language
noun: pretentious female

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