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- [kawst-lee, kost-]
- /ˈkɔst li, ˈkɒst-/
- /ˈkɒst.li/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawst-lee, kost-]
- /ˈkɔst li, ˈkɒst-/
Definitions of costly word
- adjective costly If you say that something is costly, you mean that it costs a lot of money, often more than you would want to pay. 3
- adjective costly If you describe someone's action or mistake as costly, you mean that it results in a serious disadvantage for them, for example the loss of a large amount of money or the loss of their reputation. 3
- adjective costly of great price or value; expensive 3
- adjective costly entailing great loss or sacrifice 3
- adjective costly splendid; lavish 3
- adjective costly costing much; expensive; dear 3
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Origin of costly
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, costly is from the Middle English word costli. See cost, -ly
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Parts of speech for Costly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
costly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for costly
adj costly
- valuable — having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price: a valuable painting; a valuable crop.
- dear — You use dear to describe someone or something that you feel affection for.
- fancy — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- high — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- high-priced — expensive; costly: a high-priced camera.
adjective costly
- overpriced — to price excessively high; set too high a price on.
- inflated — distended with air or gas; swollen.
- priceless — having a value beyond all price; invaluable: a priceless artwork.
- damaging — causing or capable of causing damages; harmful; injurious.
- detrimental — Something that is detrimental to something else has a harmful or damaging effect on it.
Antonyms for costly
adj costly
- inexpensive — not expensive; not high in price; costing little.
- helpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
- cheap — Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
- reasonable — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- poor — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
adjective costly
- basic — You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
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