Local English word record

costly

adjective · 2 senses

having a high price

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Examples

  • costly jewelry
  • high-priced merchandise
  • much too dear for my pocketbook
  • a pricey restaurant

Word relationships

Synonyms

dear(p), high-priced, pricey, pricy

Source and method

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Princeton WordNet 3.0