单词 | costlily |
释义 | costlilyadv. rare. In a costly manner; expensively, lavishly.In later examples perhaps a typographical error for costily. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [adverb] > involving great expense costly1395 preciouslyc1395 costiouslyc1425 costfullya1464 costlew1480 sumptuouslyc1487 costlilya1500 preciousc1500 expensively?1607 deeply1631 a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) vii. l. 696 His cumly steide of Araby, Sadillit and bridillit costlykly. a1679 M. Poole Annot. Holy Bible (1683) I. (1 Kings ix. 25) sig. Eeee4v/2 He did it more Solemnly, and more costlily, and more publickly. 1732 N. Bailey tr. Justinus Ex Trogi Pompeii Historiis Externis ii. iii. iii. 49/2 He permitted the young Men to use..no more than one Garment..for the whole Year, nor any one to go finer than another, nor to feast more costlily. 1873 London Reader 1 June 88/1 Where does he get the ready money to live so costlily with over there at the manor? 1997 Jrnl. Caribbean Lit. 1 107 Costlily ransomed for secret Transfer back to America. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1500 |
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