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costly [ˈkɒstlɪ] adj -lier, -liest
1. of great price or value; expensive 2. entailing great loss or sacrifice a costly victory 3. splendid; lavish costliness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
costly adjective 1. 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 Italy 3. damaging, disastrous, harmful, catastrophic, loss-making, ruinous, deleterious If you follow the procedures correctly you will avoid costly mistakes. Translations costly [ˈkɒstli] adj (financially) → coûteux/euse [mistake] → lourd(e) de conséquences cost of living n → coût m de la vie cost-of-living adjustment [kɒstəvˈlɪvɪŋ] n → indemnité f de vie chère cost-of-living allowance n → indemnité f de vie chère cost-of-living increase n → augmentation f de salaire indexée sur le coût de la vie cost-of-living index n → indice m du coût de la vie cost price n (British) → prix m coûtant, prix m de revient to sell at cost price → vendre à prix coûtant to buy at cost price → acheter à prix coûtant costly adj → teuer, kostspielig; tastes, habits → teuer; costly in terms of time/labour → zeitaufwendig or -aufwändig/arbeitsintensiv; running a car is a costly business → ein Auto zu unterhalten ist eine teure Angelegenheit costly [ˈkɒstlɪ] adj → costoso/a, caro/a costly [ˈkɒstlɪ] adj → costoso/a, caro/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I reckon to be costly, not them alone which charge the purse, but which are wearisome, and importune in suits. At last he dreamt one night that he found a beautiful purple flower, and that in the middle of it lay a costly pearl; and he dreamt that he plucked the flower, and went with it in his hand into the castle, and that everything he touched with it was disenchanted, and that there he found his Jorinda again. Whereupon I was at much pains to describe to him the use of money, the materials it was made of, and the value of the metals; "that when a YAHOO had got a great store of this precious substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind to; the finest clothing, the noblest houses, great tracts of land, the most costly meats and drinks, and have his choice of the most beautiful females. |
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