''We've had precious little ''

[GuilhermeRM]

Shouldn't I use ''preciously'' rather than an adjective?

 

[emsr2d2]

No. Here "precious" is an alternative to "very". See here where it shows it is an intensifier.

 

[BobK]

:up: 'Precious little' doesn't mean 'little in a precious way' (whatever that might mean )

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