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Definition of costly
costlier
;costliest
costliness
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Examples of costly in a Sentence
We use less costly materials in our products.
It was too costly to fix her car after the accident, so she decided to buy a new car instead.
They won the game, but their best player was injured, so it was a costly victory.
The decision to wait could be a costly mistake.
Recent Examples of costly from the Web
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That may touch off a rally in Texas’s wholesale electricity prices as more costly fossil-fuel generators such as coal and natural gas plants step up to meet demand.
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Credit ratings agencies threatened to downgrade Illinois’s rating to junk status, an unprecedented move that would make borrowing even more costly.
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As a half-hour sitcom stocked with less name-brand talent, Girlboss was a much less costly enterprise—which under other circumstances may have meant holding on to the show for at least one more year in order to let its audience grow.
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By planning for these costly projects now, the county will be prepared to apply for federal funds, Kupkowski said.
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The question is whether that growth will be well-planned enough to avoid the kinds of costly problems that have damaged other local waterways.
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Lauer may be the most successful personality within this eroding eco-sphere, but his missteps and his baggage can be costly.
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That doesn’t take into account the incredibly costly proposition of raising a child and the fact that most companies still don’t provide maternity leave.
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No country—not even the richest oil sheikdoms—can afford to pay for every advanced surgical procedure and every costly drug that modern medicine knows how to provide.
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First Known Use of costly
14th century
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COSTLY Defined for English Language Learners
costly
playDefinition of costly for English Language Learners
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: having a high price : costing a lot
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: causing people to lose something or to suffer
COSTLY Defined for Kids
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