costly

cost·ly  (kôstl)

adj. cost·li·er, cost·li·est

1. Of high price or value; expensive: costly jewelry.

2. Entailing loss or sacrifice: a costly war.

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costli·ness n.

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costly

Adjective

[-lier, -liest]

1. expensive

2. involving great loss or sacrifice: a bitter and costly war

costliness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	costly - entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory" dearly-won expensive - 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, dear expensive - high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

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costly

adjective 1. expensive, dear, stiff, excessive, steep (informal) highly-priced, exorbitant, extortionate << OPPOSITE inexpensive

adjective 2. splendid, rich, valuable, precious, gorgeous, lavish, luxurious, sumptuous, priceless, opulent

adjective 3. damaging, disastrous, harmful, catastrophic, loss-making, ruinous, deleterious

Translations

costly [ˈkɔstlɪ] adj (= expensive) → costoso

costly [ˈkɔstlɪ] adj → coûteux/euse

costly [ˈkɔstlɪ] cost adj → teuer, kostspielig;

(in time, effort) → aufwendig

costly [ˈkɔstlɪ] adj → costoso/a, caro/a