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costly, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
3 meanings: 1. of great price or value; expensive 2. entailing great loss or sacrifice 3. splendid; lavish.... Click for more definitions.
Synonyms for COSTLY: expensive, valuable, precious, premium, extravagant, pricey, high, pricy; Antonyms of COSTLY: inexpensive, cheap, reasonable, moderate, worthless ...
costly (rather formal) costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay: You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can. overpriced too expensive; costing more than it is worth: ridiculously overpriced designer clothes; pricey (informal) expensive: Houses in the village are now too pricey for local people to afford.
costly (rather formal) costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay: You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can. overpriced too expensive; costing more than it is worth: ridiculously overpriced designer clothes; pricey (informal) expensive: Houses in the village are now too pricey for local people to afford.
COSTLY - Synonyms, related words and examples | Cambridge English Thesaurus
costly meaning: 1. expensive: 2. causing a lot of problems, or making you lose something important: . Learn more.
