Costly
11costly — adj. VERBS ▪ be, become, prove ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ enormously …
12costly — cost|ly [ kɔstli ] adjective FORMAL * 1. ) costing a lot of money: EXPENSIVE: They have been investing in costly new equipment. a costly business/process/exercise: Changing your company s management style can be a costly business. a ) used about… …
13costly — [[t]kɒ̱stli, AM kɔ͟ːst [/t]] costlier, costliest 1) ADJ GRADED If you say that something is costly, you mean that it costs a lot of money, often more than you would want to pay. Having professionally made curtains can be costly, so why not make… …
14costly — costliness, n. /kawst lee, kost /, adj., costlier, costliest. 1. costing much; expensive; high in price: a costly emerald bracelet; costly medical care. 2. resulting in great expense: The upkeep of such a large house is costly. 3. resulting in… …
15costly — adj. costly to + inf. (it is costly to run an air conditioner all day) * * * [ kɒstlɪ] costly to + inf. (it is costly to run an air conditioner all day) …
16costly — cost|ly [ˈkɔstli US ˈko:stli] adj 1.) very expensive, especially wasting a lot of money ▪ a complex and costly procedure ▪ Such a database would be extremely costly to set up. 2.) something that is costly causes a lot of problems or trouble ▪ His …
17costly — adjective 1 too expensive and wasting a lot of money: Replacing all the windows would be too costly. 2 something that is costly causes a lot of problems or trouble: Hawksworth letting that goal in proved a costly mistake. costliness noun (U) …
18costly — adjective (costlier; est) Date: 14th century 1. a. commanding a high price especially because of intrinsic worth < costly gems > b. rich, splendid 2. made or done at heavy …
19costly — adjective 1) costly machinery Syn: expensive, dear, high priced, highly priced, overpriced; informal steep, pricey, costing an arm and a leg, costing the earth Ant: cheap, inexpensive 2) a costly mistake …
20costly — adjective 1) costly machinery Syn: expensive, dear, high cost, overpriced; informal steep, pricey 2) a costly mistake Syn: catastrophic, disastrous, calamitous, ruinous, damaging …
