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costly

[kawst-lee, kost-]

adjective

costlier, costliest 
  1. costing much; expensive; high in price.

    a costly emerald bracelet; costly medical care.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. resulting in great expense.

    The upkeep of such a large house is costly.

  3. resulting in great detriment.

    It was a costly mistake because no one ever trusted him again.

  4. of great value; very valuable; sumptuous.

  5. lavish; extravagant.



costly

/ ˈɒٱɪ /

adjective

  1. of great price or value; expensive

  2. entailing great loss or sacrifice

    a costly victory

  3. splendid; lavish

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • costliness noun
  • overcostliness noun
  • overcostly adjective
  • uncostly adjective
  • ˈDzٱԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of costly1

First recorded in 1350–1400, costly is from the Middle English word costli. See cost, -ly
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Some politicians and former military leaders have criticised the event as a costly vanity project.

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It made Yamamoto’s clunker all the more costly, highlighting an extended slide in production that continues to plague the team’s only healthy ace.

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Since those would no longer exist, the full amount would be in costlier unsubsidized loans.

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In 2024, leading nuclear scientists on a government advisory committee recommended any new nuclear power station design should include clear plans for managing waste, to avoid the "costly mistake of the past".

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With the alternatives to sewage sludge disposal costly, there's broad agreement that the recycling of sludge into fertiliser has to be made to work.

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