costly
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- adjective
- /ˈkɔːstli/
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costoso
- Business disputes tend to be costly, in terms of both time and fees.
- prove costly
- a costly war
- politically costly
Because those title issues can be costly, not just money, but in time.
- Because those title issues can be costly, not just money, but in time.
- It's dangerous and it's costly to go backwards.
- It's when the aggression is really costly to the victim.
- That's very costly and can weigh and slow down an army.
- It's it's there is no more costly signal than after you've just been shot.
- In conclusion, deterrence is costly and in some cases, risky.
- This sort of drive to to excel and succeed is very, very costly.
- The earliest ones, Korea and Vietnam, were by far the most costly for us.
- And unfortunately, it drove him to a point that was very costly and and cost innocent people their lives.
- It'll be very costly and it has ruined a lot of property owners.
- I mean, my experiences of freedom for yourself can be very costly for others.
Examples
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Napoleon's expedition to Egypt was a costly failure for France.
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After seven years of development and many costly setbacks, the government canceled the project in 1959.
Academic text (1999) -
And it's costly to set up a firm.
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Because those title issues can be costly, not just money, but in time.
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But going after the wrong people is also costly and unfair.
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It's dangerous and it's costly to go backwards.
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Any mistakes will be way too costly.
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Pursuing such research will prove costly, complex, and demanding of limited research platforms and technology.
Academic text (2012) -
Such a development would be enormously costly to human freedom and dangerous for U.S. national security.
Academic text (2008) -
The decision to invest in that project proved to be costly, as it drained our resources and time.
Synonyms
Achieved after great cost or loss
Antonyms
How Costly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Costly is also used about things that cause great loss or sacrifice; a helpful way to remember this is to think of a win that 'cost' many lives, so the 'price' was high and the victory was 'costly'.