costly

[Cost·ly]

Something that's costly is expensive. The worst kind of news you can hear from your car mechanic is that you need costly repairs.

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Of great cost; expensive; dear.

Adjective S.
having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"

Adjective S.
entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory"

a.
Of great cost; expensive; dear.

a.
Gorgeous; sumptuous.

Costly

Cost"ly (k?st"l?; 115), a. [From Cost expense.] 1. Of great cost; expensive; dear.

He had fitted up his palace in the most costly and sumptuous style, for the accomodation of the princess.

2. Gorgeous; sumptuous. [Poetic.]

To show how costly summer was at hand.

Of great cost; expensive; dear.

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Usage Examples

Interactive computers and software will, I think, provide a less costly method of doing some kinds of inquiry, in knowledge acquisition and even reasoning and interaction.

We have by far the most expensive health system in the world. We spend 50 percent more per person than the next most costly nation. Americans spend more on health care than housing or food.

Under this president, we have a government that has grown too big, too costly and now even more overbearing by forcing religious entities to abandon their beliefs.

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

You should hurry up and acquire the cigar habit. It's one of the major happinesses. And so much more lasting than love, so much less costly in emotional wear and tear.

Our platform calls for a balanced deficit reduction plan where the wealthy pay their fair share. And when your country is in a costly war, with our soldiers sacrificing abroad and our nation facing a debt crisis at home, being asked to pay your fair share isn't class warfare - it's patriotism.

When your country is in a costly war, with our soldiers sacrificing abroad and our nation facing a debt crisis at home, being asked to pay your fair share isn't class warfare - it's patriotism.

It is costly wisdom that is bought by experience.