costfuladj.

Brit.

/ˈkɒs(t)f(ᵿ)l/,

/ˈkɔːs(t)f(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈkɔs(t)f(ə)l/,

/ˈkɑs(t)f(ə)l/

Forms: see cost n.³ and -ful suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cost n.³, -ful suffix.

Etymology: < cost n.³ + -ful suffix. Compare costly adj.Apparently re-formed in the 19th cent. Earlier currency (in sense 2) is perhaps shown by the following example, although cost n.³ is not attested until slightly later; it has alternatively been interpreted as showing an otherwise unattested derivative of cost n.² in sense ‘fraught with hardships’ (compare sense 4 at that entry):a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3880 Long weige and costful he ðor fond.

1. Expensive; sumptuous. Now rare.Apparently not attested in the 17th, 18th, or 19th centuries.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [adjective] > sumptuous

richc1275

costful1340

costious1340

costlewa1387

costlya1400

costy?c1430

sumptuous1458

opimec1540

dapatical1623

pollucible1623

opiparous1628

lautitious1648

opimous1656

superb1669

plushy1884

plush1890

Ritzian1908

society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > high price or rate > [adjective] > dear or expensive

dear1044

costful1340

costious1340

costlewa1387

costlya1400

costy?c1430

prized1500

high1542

high-priced1591

expenseful1605

chary1610

expensivea1661

salt1710

dearthful1786

big ticket1906

pricey1932

exclusive1942

up-market1972

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 229 Hi ham cloþeþ..mid uayre robes and costuolle.

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) vii. l. 1296 (MED) His costful vyntage cam fro the ryueer.

c1450 J. Capgrave Life St. Augustine (1910) 46 His cloþis..wer not ouyr costful, ne ouyr wrecched.

a1500 Walter of Henley's Husbandry (Sloane) (1890) 46 (MED) Þe ploughe off hors is more costfull þen is þe ploughe off oxon.

c1530 Pol., Rel. & L. Poems (1866) 31 A costefulle clothe.

1920 Purchasing Agent Jan. 49/1 The convenient but obviously costful, if not wasteful, single-trip package is on trial for its life primarily as a result of the world war and its consequences.

1988 A. Elias et al. in H. Boccalon Angiology 109 Duplex scanning, a non invasive and not very costful method is highly reliable for the diagnosis of IVC thrombosis.

2. Involving or characterized by expenditure or loss (of time, effort, etc.); costly. Now somewhat archaic.Apparently not attested in the 16th, 17th, or 18th centuries.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [adjective] > involving great or excessive expenditure

dear1044

chargeous138.

wastyc1380

dear-boughtc1384

costlewa1387

costlya1425

costy?c1430

costfulc1450

costablea1475

chargeable1480

sumptuous1485

chargeful1529

deep1608

tributary1632

burdenablec1650

expensivea1661

consumptive1753

capital-intensive1907

c1450 (c1405) Mum & Sothsegger (BL Add. 41666) (1936) l. 1500 (MED) There is a writte..is a courssid couraige and coste-ful bothe.

c1450 J. Capgrave Life St. Katherine (Arun. 396) (1893) v. l. 1394 (MED) This is the ende of al this costful werke.

1835 Times 8 Oct. 7/1 The mere act of menacing the capital, and creating a change of men, is costful to England.

1894 R. D. Blackmore Perlycross xxix. 308 That is like your very long and very costful processes of the Great British law.

1941 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 31 Dec. 11/1 Their methods, however, were said to be wasteful and exceedingly costful in human life.

2014 C. Fernet & S. Austin in M. Gagné Oxf. Handbk. Work Engagement, Motivation, & Self-determination Theory xiv. 232/1 Other less apparent consequences of stress are equally costful for organizations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	costful
释义	costfuladj. Brit. /ˈkɒs(t)f(ᵿ)l/, /ˈkɔːs(t)f(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈkɔs(t)f(ə)l/, /ˈkɑs(t)f(ə)l/ Forms: see cost n.³ and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cost n.³, -ful suffix. Etymology: < cost n.³ + -ful suffix. Compare costly adj.Apparently re-formed in the 19th cent. Earlier currency (in sense 2) is perhaps shown by the following example, although cost n.³ is not attested until slightly later; it has alternatively been interpreted as showing an otherwise unattested derivative of cost n.² in sense ‘fraught with hardships’ (compare sense 4 at that entry):a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3880 Long weige and costful he ðor fond. 1. Expensive; sumptuous. Now rare.Apparently not attested in the 17th, 18th, or 19th centuries. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [adjective] > sumptuous richc1275 costful1340 costious1340 costlewa1387 costlya1400 costy?c1430 sumptuous1458 opimec1540 dapatical1623 pollucible1623 opiparous1628 lautitious1648 opimous1656 superb1669 plushy1884 plush1890 Ritzian1908 society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > high price or rate > [adjective] > dear or expensive dear1044 costful1340 costious1340 costlewa1387 costlya1400 costy?c1430 prized1500 high1542 high-priced1591 expenseful1605 chary1610 expensivea1661 salt1710 dearthful1786 big ticket1906 pricey1932 exclusive1942 up-market1972 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 229 Hi ham cloþeþ..mid uayre robes and costuolle. a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) vii. l. 1296 (MED) His costful vyntage cam fro the ryueer. c1450 J. Capgrave Life St. Augustine (1910) 46 His cloþis..wer not ouyr costful, ne ouyr wrecched. a1500 Walter of Henley's Husbandry (Sloane) (1890) 46 (MED) Þe ploughe off hors is more costfull þen is þe ploughe off oxon. c1530 Pol., Rel. & L. Poems (1866) 31 A costefulle clothe. 1920 Purchasing Agent Jan. 49/1 The convenient but obviously costful, if not wasteful, single-trip package is on trial for its life primarily as a result of the world war and its consequences. 1988 A. Elias et al. in H. Boccalon Angiology 109 Duplex scanning, a non invasive and not very costful method is highly reliable for the diagnosis of IVC thrombosis. 2. Involving or characterized by expenditure or loss (of time, effort, etc.); costly. Now somewhat archaic.Apparently not attested in the 16th, 17th, or 18th centuries. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [adjective] > involving great or excessive expenditure dear1044 chargeous138. wastyc1380 dear-boughtc1384 costlewa1387 costlya1425 costy?c1430 costfulc1450 costablea1475 chargeable1480 sumptuous1485 chargeful1529 deep1608 tributary1632 burdenablec1650 expensivea1661 consumptive1753 capital-intensive1907 c1450 (c1405) Mum & Sothsegger (BL Add. 41666) (1936) l. 1500 (MED) There is a writte..is a courssid couraige and coste-ful bothe. c1450 J. Capgrave Life St. Katherine (Arun. 396) (1893) v. l. 1394 (MED) This is the ende of al this costful werke. 1835 Times 8 Oct. 7/1 The mere act of menacing the capital, and creating a change of men, is costful to England. 1894 R. D. Blackmore Perlycross xxix. 308 That is like your very long and very costful processes of the Great British law. 1941 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 31 Dec. 11/1 Their methods, however, were said to be wasteful and exceedingly costful in human life. 2014 C. Fernet & S. Austin in M. Gagné Oxf. Handbk. Work Engagement, Motivation, & Self-determination Theory xiv. 232/1 Other less apparent consequences of stress are equally costful for organizations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1340
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