Definitions for Costly
ˈkɔst li, ˈkɒst-cost·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dearly-won, costlyadjective

   entailing great loss or sacrifice

   "a dearly-won victory"

2. costly, dear(p), high-priced, pricey, pricyadjective

   having a high price

   "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. costlyadjective

   Of high cost; expensive.

2. Etymology: Composition:

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Costlyadjective

   Sumptuous; expensive; of a high price.

   Etymology: from cost.

   Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,
   But not exprest in fancy; rich, not gaudy;
   For the apparel oft proclaims the man. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   Leave for a while thy costly country-seat;
   And to be great indeed, forget
   The nauseous pleasures of the great. Dryden.

   The chapel of St. Laurence will be perhaps the most costly piece of work on the face of the earth, when completed. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.

   He is here speaking of Paradise, which he represents as a most charming and delightful place; abounding with things not only useful and convenient, but even the most rare and valuable, the most costly and desireable. John Woodward, Nat. History.

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1. costly

   Costly refers to something that has a high price or is expensive. It can also refer to something involving great effort, loss or sacrifice, or consuming a lot of time or resources.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Costlyadjective

   of great cost; expensive; dear

2. Costlyadjective

   gorgeous; sumptuous

3. Etymology: [From Cost expense.]

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Costly' in Adjectives Frequency: #935

Anagrams for Costly »

1. octyls

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Costly in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Costly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Costly in a Sentence

1. Ralph Gonsalves:

   It’s a huge operation that is facing us, it’s going to be costly, but I don’t want us to penny pinch...this is going to be a long haul.

2. Tom Crean:

   We had a chance and it's still a long game with eight minutes left and then we had a couple of costly turnovers and they capitalized, they do a really good job of capitalizing.

3. Richard Curtin:

   Prevention of inflationary psychology is much less costly before it becomes ingrained in the economic behavior of consumers and firms.

4. Joaquim Levy:

   This is not a country on the edge of crisis. It's a country that is adjusting itself for a very different global environment, the sooner we adjust, the less costly that transition will be.

5. Brad Wilson:

   Maybe it's more costly up front to say' I'm going to do Amazon and Microsoft,' the tradeoff is, you're increasing the complexity of your operation by doing that. But maybe keeping them competing is going to provide you with benefits or saving down the road.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Costly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Costly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Costly
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Costly