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单词 costlily
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costlilyadv.

Brit. /ˈkɒs(t)lᵻli/, U.S. /ˈkɔs(t)ləli/, /ˈkɑs(t)ləli/
Forms: 1600s– costlily; Scottish pre-1700 costlykly.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: costly adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < costly adj. + -ly suffix2.
rare.
In a costly manner; expensively, lavishly.In later examples perhaps a typographical error for costily.
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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).
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