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Definitions for costly
ˈkɔst li, ˈkɒst-cost·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
dearly-won, costlyadjective
entailing great loss or sacrifice
"a dearly-won victory"
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"
Wiktionary
costlyadjective
Of high cost; expensive.
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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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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 Dictionary
Costlyadjective
of great cost; expensive; dear
Costlyadjective
gorgeous; sumptuous
Etymology: [From Cost expense.]
British National Corpus
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'costly' in Adjectives Frequency: #935
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of costly in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of costly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of costly in a Sentence
It is costly today. We are going to be looking to eliminate that as a barrier.
I had missed that we weren't creating that same opportunity for our team members ... it is too costly not to do this.
The tax world will not be the same before and after this, we are moving into this new era where massive tax planning, massive tax avoidance is over. It will be much more difficult, much more costly and it (profit shifting) will become evasion and no more avoidance.
Job and education prospects lead to better mental health, which fosters increased productivity and output, it is a smart investment to address mental health issues and livelihood opportunities early on - to avoid costly, long-term consequences for individuals, communities and countries.
There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring. They are the very simplest things and because it takes a man's life to know them the little new that each man gets from life is very costly in the only heritage he has to leave.
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