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costly
cost·ly C0673500 (kôst′lē)adj. cost·li·er, cost·li·est 1. Of high price or value; expensive: costly jewelry.2. Entailing loss or sacrifice: a costly war.
cost′li·ness n.costly (ˈkɒstlɪ) adj, -lier or -liest1. of great price or value; expensive2. entailing great loss or sacrifice: a costly victory. 3. splendid; lavish ˈcostliness ncost•ly (ˈkɔst li, ˈkɒst-)
adj. -li•er, -li•est. 1. costing much; high in price. 2. resulting in great detriment: a costly mistake. 3. involving great expense; sumptuous. [1350–1400] cost′li•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | costly - entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory"dearly-wonexpensive - high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop" | | 2. | costly - having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"high-priced, pricey, pricy, dearexpensive - high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop" |
costlyadjective1. expensive, dear, stiff, excessive, steep (informal), highly-priced, exorbitant, extortionate Having curtains professionally made can be costly.
expensive reduced, fair, cheap, reasonable, low-priced, inexpensive, economical, dirt-cheap, cheapo (informal)2. splendid, rich, valuable, precious, gorgeous, lavish, luxurious, sumptuous, priceless, opulent the exceptionally beautiful and costly cloths made in northern Italy3. damaging, disastrous, harmful, catastrophic, loss-making, ruinous, deleterious If you follow the procedures correctly you will avoid costly mistakes.costlyadjective1. Bringing a high price:dear, expensive, high, high-priced.2. Of great value:inestimable, invaluable, precious, priceless, valuable, worthy.Idioms: beyond price, of great price.Translationscost (kost) – past tense past participle cost – verb1. to be obtainable at a certain price. This jacket costs 75 dollars; The victory cost two thousand lives. 花了或價值...(多少錢) 价值为...2. (past tense, past participle ˈcosted) to estimate the cost of (a future project). The caterer costed the reception at three hundred dollars. 估計…的價格 估计价格 noun the price to be paid (for something). What is the cost of this coat? 價格 费用ˈcostly adjective costing much. a costly wedding-dress. 昂貴的 昂贵的ˈcostliness noun 昂貴 昂贵costs noun plural the expenses of a legal case. He won his case and was awarded costs of $500. 訴訟費 诉讼费at all costs no matter what the cost or outcome may be. We must prevent disaster at all costs. 不惜任何代價 不惜任何代价EncyclopediaSeecostcostly
Related to costly: primarily, occasional, perpetuallySynonyms for costlyadj expensiveSynonyms- expensive
- dear
- stiff
- excessive
- steep
- highly-priced
- exorbitant
- extortionate
Antonyms- reduced
- fair
- cheap
- reasonable
- low-priced
- inexpensive
- economical
- dirt-cheap
- cheapo
adj splendidSynonyms- splendid
- rich
- valuable
- precious
- gorgeous
- lavish
- luxurious
- sumptuous
- priceless
- opulent
adj damagingSynonyms- damaging
- disastrous
- harmful
- catastrophic
- loss-making
- ruinous
- deleterious
Synonyms for costlyadj bringing a high priceSynonyms- dear
- expensive
- high
- high-priced
adj of great valueSynonyms- inestimable
- invaluable
- precious
- priceless
- valuable
- worthy
Synonyms for costlyadj entailing great loss or sacrificeSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having a high priceSynonyms- high-priced
- pricey
- pricy
- dear
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