costly
pronunciation
How to pronounce costly in British English:
UK [ˈkɒstli]
How to pronounce costly in American English:
US [ˈkɔːstli]
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- Adjective:
- entailing great loss or sacrifice
- having a high price
Word Origin
- costly (adj.)
- late 14c., from cost + -ly (1). Earlier formation with the same sense were costful (mid-13c.), costious (mid-14c.).
Antonym
Example
- 1. Running your own servers is inefficient and costly .
- 2. Only a handful of nations operate carriers , which are costly to build and maintain .
- 3. But thumbing its nose looks increasingly costly .
- 4. That is time-consuming and costly .
- 5. Since time can be costly , sacrificing accuracy on occasion for speed might be beneficial overall , solman thinks .