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costliest |
Overview of adj costly The adj costly has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) dearly-won, costly -- (entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory") 2. (2) costly, dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy -- (having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant") Antonyms of adj costly 2 senses of costly Sense 1 dearly-won, costly INDIRECT (VIA expensive) -> cheap, inexpensive Sense 2 costly, dear(prenominal), high-priced, pricey, pricy INDIRECT (VIA expensive) -> cheap, inexpensive Similarity of adj costly 2 senses of costly Sense 1 dearly-won, costly => expensive (vs. cheap) Sense 2 costly, dear(prenominal), high-priced, pricey, pricy => expensive (vs. cheap) Attributes of adj costly Familiarity of adj costly costly used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj costly costly Overview of adj costly The adj costly has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) dearly-won, costly -- (entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory") 2. (2) costly, dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy -- (having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant")