单词 | costfully |
释义 | costfullyadv. Now somewhat rare. Expensively; at a (high) cost; with considerable expenditure (of time, labour, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [adverb] > involving great expense costly1395 preciouslyc1395 costiouslyc1425 costfullya1464 costlew1480 sumptuouslyc1487 costlilya1500 preciousc1500 expensively?1607 deeply1631 a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 244 A baner, costfully depeynted with a host and a chalis. a1500 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Hunterian) (1976) i. 216 (MED) Marye Magdaleyn..cam afor his deth to enoyntyn his body so preciously and costfuly into sepulture. a1645 W. Browne tr. M. Le Roy Hist. Polexander (1647) i. i. 27 Those famous cabinets..where the curiosity and luxury of our Age have so..costfully laid open their charmes. 1833 L. Carpenter Rev. Labours, Opinions, & Char. Rajah R. Roy 19 Many of our christian brethren were contemplating with intense earnestness, and costfully promoting, the efforts made by Missionaries of their own denomination. 1921 Country Gentleman 9 Apr. 38/3 Heeding all these things so costfully proven to us, I am convinced that there was never a brighter prospect for the young breeder or the old one than now. 2012 M. de Waard Imagining Global Amsterdam viii. 143 The protracted—and costfully prolonged—closure..of both the Stedelijk Museum and large parts of the Rijksmuseum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1464 |
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