It sounds so precious to hear Britishers talking about going to hospital

Ich bin kein Britischer, so please tell me which of the following definitions you had in mind when describing my normal usage as "precious", my preciousss.

1 : of great value or high price
2 : highly esteemed or cherished
3 : excessively refined : AFFECTED
4 : GREAT, THOROUGHGOING *precious scoundrel*
–preŁciousŁness noun