precious
Regarded with love or tenderness.
(derogatory) Treated with too much reverence.
(informal) Extremely protective or strict (about something).
(informal, derogatory) Blasted; damned.
(derogatory) Contrived to be cute or charming.
(colloquial) Thorough; utter.
Someone (or something) who is loved; a darling.
Very; (an intensifier).
“You can’t blame them,” said Dumbledore gently. “We’ve had precious little to celebrate for eleven years.”