EXPENSIVELY
expensively
(adverb) in an expensive manner; “an expensively dressed little man turned a corner and approached her”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
expensively (comparative more expensively, superlative most expensively)
In an expensive manner.
Antonyms
• cheaply
Source: Wiktionary
EXPENSIVE
Ex*pen"sive, a.
1. Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family. War is expensive, and peace desirable. Burke.
2. Free in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad scene; extravagant; lavish. [R.] An active, expensive, indefatigable goodness. Sprat. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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