Definition of costly Costly

/kɑˈstli/ - [kastlee] - cost•ly

We found 7 definitions of costly from 5 different sources.

Advertising

What does costly mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

costly, costlier, costliest

costly - having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"
  dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy
  expensive high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"
costly - entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory"
  dearly-won
  expensive high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • costly (a.)
    Of great cost; expensive; dear.
  • costly (a.)
    Gorgeous; sumptuous.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • costly
    Having a high price, cost.

Part of speech

🔤
  • costly, adjective.

Pronunciation

Word frequency

Costly is...

60% Complete
Very rare
Rare
Normal
Common
Very Common
66% Complete
Rare
Normal
Common

Sign Language

costly in sign language
Sign language - letter C Sign language - letter C Sign language - letter O Sign language - letter O Sign language - letter S Sign language - letter S Sign language - letter T Sign language - letter T Sign language - letter L Sign language - letter L Sign language - letter Y Sign language - letter Y