costly
/kˈɑstli/adjective2 syllables
Costly means: having a high price.
Synonyms for costly6
What does costly mean?2
adjective
1
having a high price“costly jewelry”
2
entailing great loss or sacrifice“a dearly-won victory”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Costly in a sentence
- With his income, he cannot afford the costly dinners.unknown
- It had been very costly in lives, money, and supplies.Source_VOA
- The physiotherapy was not only costly, but also timely.Xsotou
- The broccoli is either costly or of poor quality.unknown
- This computer will prove costly in the long run.Dejo
- Salt was a rare and costly commodity in ancient times.CM
- It is costly and politically difficult to continue this conflict.saeb
- Why did you get such a costly dictionary?aliene
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of costly
as a adjective
- comparative
- costlier
- superlative
- costliest