costly, dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy
(adjective) having a high price; “costly jewelry”; “high-priced merchandise”; “much too dear for my pocketbook”; “a pricey restaurant”
costly, dearly-won
(adjective) entailing great loss or sacrifice; “a dearly-won victory”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
costly (comparative costlier, superlative costliest)
Of high cost; expensive.
• costlessly
• octyls
Source: Wiktionary
Cost"ly (kst"l; 115), a. Etym: [From Cost expense.]
1. Of great cost; expensive; dear. He had fitted up his palace in the most costly and sumptuous style, for the accomodation of the princess. Prescott.
2. Gorgeous; sumptuous. [Poetic.] To show how costly summer was at hand. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 January 2025
(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
