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[ kawst-lee, kost- ] / ˈkɔst li, ˈkɒst- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR costly ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, cost·li·er, cost·li·est.costing much; expensive; high in price: a costly emerald bracelet; costly medical care. resulting in great expense: The upkeep of such a large house is costly. resulting in great detriment: It was a costly mistake because no one ever trusted him again. of great value; very valuable; sumptuous. lavish; extravagant. Origin of costlyFirst recorded in 1350–1400, costly is from the Middle English word costli. See cost, -ly SYNONYMS FOR costlySEE SYNONYMS FOR costly ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for costly1. See expensive. OTHER WORDS FROM costlycost·li·ness, nouno·ver·cost·li·ness, nouno·ver·cost·ly, adjectiveun·cost·ly, adjectiveWords nearby costlycost, insurance, and freight, costive, cost-justify, cost keeper, cost ledger, costly, costmary, Costner, costo-, costoaxillary vein, costocervical artery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for costlyPulling oil from the tar sands is costly, even more so when you tack transportation costs on top. Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Jan. 4|PunditFact.com|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST The studio took him at his word and jumped at the chance to close down, or at least reduce, his costly operation. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Is she too hawkish for the activists who helped make her vote for the Iraq War so costly back in the 2008 campaign? Want President Hillary? Then Primary Her|Jeff Greenfield|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Governor Bobby Jindal insists it would be too costly for the state, whose share would total nearly $2 billion over 10 years. Living in Louisiana’s Tragic Health-Care Limbo|Linda Marsa|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No matter how constitutionally suspect, how costly, how slapdash, or how disappointing a grand policy might be, well, they tried. Our Lame Cult of the Presidency|James Poulos|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Of fur of costly otter / his mantle was complete, With other skins embroidered / from head unto the feet. The Nibelungenlied|Unknown The lady acknowledged the costly offering by a gracious smile, and a low bend of the head toward the giver. Philothea|Lydia Maria Child He likewise sailed in a costly ship; its anchor was inlaid with pure gold, and every rope was of twisted silk. The Sand-Hills of Jutland|Hans Christian Andersen He asked Forester which was the most costly of all the woods. Forests of Maine|Jacob S. Abbott The fingers were covered with the most costly rings, no doubt since added. Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family|Andrew Archibald Paton
British Dictionary definitions for costly
adjective -lier or -liestof great price or value; expensive entailing great loss or sacrificea costly victory splendid; lavish Derived forms of costlycostliness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to costlyvaluable, pricey, catastrophic, ruinous, disastrous, dear, excessive, executive, exorbitant, extortionate, extravagant, fancy, high, high-priced, inordinate, precious, premium, steep, stiff, top |