† costyadj.

Forms: see cost n.³ and -y suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cost n.³, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < cost n.³ + -y suffix¹. Compare Middle Low German köstich . Compare earlier costly adj.Later instances of costy , such as the following, probably show typographical errors for costly adj. (the texts from which quots. 1643 and 1798 are taken have costly elsewhere in the text):1643 J. Shawe Broken Heart 4 Sackcloth and ashes might better become us this day..then costy apparell.1798 W. Cobbett tr. M. L. E. Moreau de Saint-Méry Topogr. & Polit. Descr. Saint-Domingo II. 216 Articles of too costy conveyance,..which must be again purchased for the new establishment.1888 New Philadelphia Times 5 Jan. Standing, as if to guard the costy display, was a statue of Hercules of burnished Corinthian brass.1977 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 3 Apr. a4/1 Animals in Atlanta's zoo are having to make do with a less costy diet.2014 Africa News (Nexis) 15 Sept. South Africa has been rocked by costy industrial action.

Obsolete.

= costly adj.

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 > 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

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

?c1430 (?1382) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 512 (MED) Gay cloþinge and costy.

?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 194 Costy bokis.

?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 28^v Costy, sumptuosus.

1571 in W. J. Duncan Misc. Papers Reigns Queen Mary & James VI (1834) 66 Though the support of the Quene be costye to the King of France, ȝit I think he suld not plein the expensis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	costy
释义	† costyadj. Forms: see cost n.³ and -y suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cost n.³, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < cost n.³ + -y suffix¹. Compare Middle Low German köstich . Compare earlier costly adj.Later instances of costy , such as the following, probably show typographical errors for costly adj. (the texts from which quots. 1643 and 1798 are taken have costly elsewhere in the text):1643 J. Shawe Broken Heart 4 Sackcloth and ashes might better become us this day..then costy apparell.1798 W. Cobbett tr. M. L. E. Moreau de Saint-Méry Topogr. & Polit. Descr. Saint-Domingo II. 216 Articles of too costy conveyance,..which must be again purchased for the new establishment.1888 New Philadelphia Times 5 Jan. Standing, as if to guard the costy display, was a statue of Hercules of burnished Corinthian brass.1977 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 3 Apr. a4/1 Animals in Atlanta's zoo are having to make do with a less costy diet.2014 Africa News (Nexis) 15 Sept. South Africa has been rocked by costy industrial action. Obsolete. = costly adj. 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 > 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 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 ?c1430 (?1382) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 512 (MED) Gay cloþinge and costy. ?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 194 Costy bokis. ?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 28^v Costy, sumptuosus. 1571 in W. J. Duncan Misc. Papers Reigns Queen Mary & James VI (1834) 66 Though the support of the Quene be costye to the King of France, ȝit I think he suld not plein the expensis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?c1430
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