Expensively

Expensively
Expensive Ex*pen"sive, a. 1. Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family. [1913 Webster]

War is expensive, and peace desirable. --Burke. [1913 Webster]

2. Free in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad sense: extravagant; lavish. [R.] [1913 Webster]

An active, expensive, indefatigable goodness. --Sprat. [1913 Webster]

The idle and expensive are dangerous. --Sir W. Temple.

Syn: Costly; dear; high-priced; lavish; extravagant. -- {Ex*pen"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Ex*pen"sive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • expensively — UK US /ɪkˈspensɪvli/ adverb ► for a lot of money: »The present system delivers services poorly and expensively. expensively priced/produced/dressed »It is hard to sell expensively priced clean technology vehicles in countries with no emissions… …   Financial and business terms

  • expensively — adv. Expensively is used with these adjectives: ↑educated, ↑furnished Expensively is used with these verbs: ↑dress …   Collocations dictionary

  • expensively — expensive ► ADJECTIVE ▪ costing a lot of money. DERIVATIVES expensively adverb expensiveness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • expensively — adverb in an expensive manner an expensively dressed little man turned a corner and approached her • Ant: ↑cheaply • Derived from adjective: ↑expensive …   Useful english dictionary

  • expensively — adverb see expensive …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • expensively — See expensive. * * * …   Universalium

  • expensively — adverb In an expensive manner …   Wiktionary

  • expensively — adv. costly, exorbitantly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • expensively — ex·pen·sive·ly …   English syllables

  • expensively — See: expensive …   English dictionary

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