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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Costly \Cost"ly\ (k?st"l?; 115), a. [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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: costly adj 1: entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory" [syn: {dearly-won}] 2: having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" [syn: {dear(p)}, {high-priced}, {pricey}, {pricy}]
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