Costly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Costly \Cost"ly\ (k?st"l?; 115), a. [From Cost expense.]
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     1. Of great cost; expensive; dear.
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              He had fitted up his palace in the most costly and


              sumptuous style, for the accomodation of the
              princess.                             --Prescott.
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     2. Gorgeous; sumptuous. [Poetic.]
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              To show how costly summer was at hand. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  costly
       adj 1: entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory"
              [syn: {dearly-won}]
       2: having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced
          merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey
          restaurant" [syn: {dear(p)}, {high-priced}, {pricey}, {pricy}]
       [also: {costliest}, {costlier}]