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   Cost·ly

   /ˈkôs(t)lē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. costing a lot; expensive: "major problems requiring costly repairs" Similar expensivedearhigh-costhigh-pricedhighly pricedbig-budgetoverpricedexorbitantextortionateimmoderateextravagantlavishrichdeluxechoicefineexquisitevaluablepricelessworth its weight in goldworth a king's ransomupmarketover the oddsinformal:steeppriceyOpposite cheapinexpensive
   • ▪ causing suffering, loss, or disadvantage: "the government's biggest and most costly mistake" Similar catastrophicruinousdisastrouscalamitouscataclysmicdevastatingcripplingcrushingfatallethaldamagingharmfulinjuriousdeleteriouswoefulgrievouslamentabledireawfulterribleunfortunateliterary:direfulOpposite beneficial

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   • 1. costliness noun

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   What is costly adjective?

   • Definition of costly adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary It is also very common to use more costly and most costly. costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay synonym expensive Buying new furniture may prove too costly.

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   What does expensive mean?

   • causing problems or the loss of something synonym expensive Mining can be costly in terms of lives (= too many people can die). Definition of costly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What is the difference between costly and expensive?

   • When you say costly you mean to say that is beyond your budget or what you had in mind when you first thought of it. Similarly expensive is used to refer to anything that looks and feels better than ordinary things like expensive watch or expensive wine.

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   What is the meaning of cost?

   • 1. costing much; high in price. 2. resulting in great detriment: a costly mistake. 3. involving great expense; sumptuous. cost′li•ness, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. 1. 2.

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   costly definition: 1. expensive: 2. causing a lot of problems, or making you lose something important: . Learn more.

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   costly meaning: 1. expensive: 2. causing a lot of problems, or making you lose something important: . Learn more.

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   Definition of costly adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does the adjective costly mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective costly. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. costly has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. economics and commerce (Middle English) finance (Middle English) See meaning & use.

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   Synonyms and examples. expensive. He thinks he's special with his expensive suits and fancy shoes. dear. mainly UK. I find the veg too dear in that supermarket. pricey. informal. The restaurants in town are a bit pricey. exclusive. They have an apartment in an exclusive part of town. fancy. informal. We stayed in a fancy hotel on the beach. posh.

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   adjective. 1. expensive, dear, stiff, excessive, steep (informal), highly-priced, exorbitant, extortionate Having curtains professionally made can be costly. expensive reduced, fair, cheap, reasonable, low-priced, inexpensive, economical, dirt-cheap, cheapo (informal)