Choicest

Choicest
Choice Choice, a. [Compar. {Choicer}; superl. {Choicest}.] 1. Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable. [1913 Webster]

My choicest hours of life are lost. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

2. Preserving or using with care, as valuable; frugal; -- used with of; as, to be choice of time, or of money. [1913 Webster]

3. Selected with care, and due attention to preference; deliberately chosen. [1913 Webster]

Choice word measured phrase. --Wordsworth.

Syn: Syn. - Select; precious; exquisite; uncommon; rare; chary; careful/ [1913 Webster]


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  • choicest — tʃɔɪs n. option, selection, variety adj. select, fine, excellent …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ἄωτον — the choicest masc acc sg ἄωτον the choicest neut nom/voc/acc sg ἄωτος the choicest masc/fem acc sg ἄωτος the choicest neut nom/voc/acc sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) — Infobox Beer name = Budweiser caption = brewery = Anheuser Busch style = Pale lager year = 1876 abv = 5.0% Budweiser 5.0% Bud Dry 4.2% Bud Light 5.5% Bud Ice 4.1% Bud Ice Light 4.3% Bud Select 4.2% Busch Light og = 1.045 (Budweiser) fg = 1.009… …   Wikipedia

  • ἀώτοις — ἄωτον the choicest masc dat pl ἄωτον the choicest neut dat pl ἄωτος the choicest masc/fem/neut dat pl …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • ἀώτου — ἄωτον the choicest masc gen sg ἄωτον the choicest neut gen sg ἄωτος the choicest masc/fem/neut gen sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • ἀώτωι — ἀώτῳ , ἄωτον the choicest masc dat sg ἀώτῳ , ἄωτον the choicest neut dat sg ἀώτῳ , ἄωτος the choicest masc/fem/neut dat sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • ἀώτῳ — ἄωτον the choicest masc dat sg ἄωτον the choicest neut dat sg ἄωτος the choicest masc/fem/neut dat sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • Choice — Choice, a. [Compar. {Choicer}; superl. {Choicest}.] 1. Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable. [1913 Webster] My choicest hours of life are lost. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Preserving or using with care, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Choicer — Choice Choice, a. [Compar. {Choicer}; superl. {Choicest}.] 1. Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable. [1913 Webster] My choicest hours of life are lost. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Preserving or using with care,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • God Save the Queen — This article is about the anthem. For other uses, see God Save the Queen (disambiguation). God Save the Queen Publication of an early version in The Gentleman s Magazine, 15 October 1745. The title, on the Contents page, is given as God save our… …   Wikipedia

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