costly

cost-ly · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Costing a lot of money; expensive.

  2. 2.

    Causing suffering, loss, or disadvantage.

Related words

Antonyms: affordable, cheap, inexpensive
See also: cost, expensive, pricey
Synonyms: dear, expensive, pricey

Etymology

From Middle English "costlewe," from "cost" + "-ly" suffix. First recorded in the 14th century.