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Meaning of "costly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COSTLY

costly  [ˈkɒstlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COSTLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Costly is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COSTLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Costly

Costly is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: ▪ Anthony Costly, Honduran footballer ▪ Carlo Costly, Honduran footballer...

Definition of costly in the English dictionary

The first definition of costly in the dictionary is of great price or value; expensive. Other definition of costly is entailing great loss or sacrifice. Costly is also splendid; lavish.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COSTLY


beastly
ˈbiːstlɪ
chastely
ˈtʃeɪstlɪ
earnestly
ˈɜːnɪstlɪ
fastly
ˈfɑːstlɪ
firstly
ˈfɜːstlɪ
ghastly
ˈɡɑːstlɪ
ghostly
ˈɡəʊstlɪ
honestly
ˈɒnɪstlɪ
justly
ˈdʒʌstlɪ
lastly
ˈlɑːstlɪ
manifestly
ˈmænɪfɛstlɪ
modestly
ˈmɒdɪstlɪ
mostly
ˈməʊstlɪ
Priestley
ˈpriːstlɪ
priestly
ˈpriːstlɪ
robustly
rəʊˈbʌstlɪ
steadfastly
ˈstɛdfɑːstlɪ
uncostly
ʌnˈkɒstlɪ
unjustly
ʌnˈdʒʌstlɪ
vastly
ˈvɑːstlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COSTLY

costermonger
costing
costive
costively
costiveness
costless
costlessly
costlier
costliest
costliness
costmaries
costmary
Costner
costotomies
costotomy
costrel
costs
costume
costume ball
costume change

WORDS THAT END LIKE COSTLY

augustly
bristly
Christly
confestly
gristly
hostly
immodestly
moistly
overmodestly
soothfastly
stedfastly
thistly
unghostly
unpriestly
unsteadfastly
wistly

Synonyms and antonyms of costly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COSTLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «costly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of costly

Translation of «costly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COSTLY

Find out the translation of costly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of costly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «costly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

昂贵的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

costoso
570 millions of speakers

English

costly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

महंगा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مكلفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дорогостоящим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যয়বহুল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coûteux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mahal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kostspielig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高価な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비싼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Larang regane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tốn kém
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விலையுயர்ந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

महाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pahalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

costoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kosztowne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дорогим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

costisitoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δαπανηρή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

duur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kostsam
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kost
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of costly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COSTLY»

The term «costly» is very widely used and occupies the 13.856 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COSTLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about costly

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10 QUOTES WITH «COSTLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word costly.
1
Brian Acton
WhatsApp provides phone-number-based messaging, and people asked, 'Isn't that what SMS is?' Yes, but SMS is expensive, antiquated, and what WhatsApp did was modernize and level that playing field. For example, in Europe, if France wants to talk to Belgium, it's extraordinary costly because of border and telecom charges.
2
Alfred Amoroso
Our TotalGuide Solution can operate on a wide range of the installed base of legacy set-top boxes without requiring material changes to the underlying network. This enables our solution to be deployed efficiently, primarily through software upgrades rather than disruptive and costly truck rolls to replace or add set-top boxes in customer homes.
3
Roger Ascham
It is costly wisdom that is bought by experience.
4
Norman Ralph Augustine
Although most products will soon be too costly to purchase, there will be a thriving market in the sale of books on how to fix them.
5
Abdallah II of Jordan
Over the past few years, the road to confrontation has shown its consequences: loss of innocent lives, destruction and fear. Most costly, however, was the loss of hope. The most precious gift that you can present to your peoples over the coming weeks is renewed hope born out of tangible progress on the ground.
6
Joe Baca
As costly as it was in the lives of our men and women in uniform, in military assets, and in esteem and pride, Pearl Harbor was a watershed moment for America.
7
Dan Barber
I'm not here to say I don't eat vegetables - I do, a lot of them - but, from a soil perspective, they're actually more costly than a cow grazing on grass.
8
Fred Barnes
Candidates don't have to deal with reality. They talk about the wonderful things they can accomplish as if advocating them is the same as achieving them. They live in a world of political make-believe in which everything from reconciling conflicting interests to paying for costly programs is easy.
9
Greg Bear
For years, even before 9/11, I've been trying to warn that the threat from amateur biolabs will ultimately turn out to be far more troublesome than leakage from military labs - perhaps even more costly and deadly than nuclear terrorism.
10
Daniel Berrigan
There is no peace because the making of peace is at least as costly as the making of war - at least as exigent, at least as disruptive, at least as liable to bring disgrace and prison and death in its wake.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COSTLY»

Discover the use of costly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to costly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Costly Annointing: The Requirements for Greatness
In this book, teacher and prophetic songwriter Lori Wilke boldly reveals God's requirements for being entrusted with an awesome power and authority.
Lori Wilke, 1992
2
Costly Democracy: Peacebuilding and Democratization After War
The book offers comparative analyses of recent cases of peacebuilding to deepen understanding of postwar democratization and better explain why peacebuilding missions often bring peace—but seldom democracy—to war-torn countries.
Christoph Zürcher, Carrie Manning, Kristie Evenson, 2013
3
A Costly Freedom: A Theological Reading of Mark's Gospel
"A Costly Freedom" joins "The Hospitality of God" (on Luke) and "Lifting the Burden" (on Matthew) to make up a set of indispensable companions to the gospels for preachers, teachers, and those who simply want to read the gospels for ...
Brendan J. Byrne, 2008
4
The Costly Call: Modern-Day Stories of Muslims Who Found Jesus
The most powerful stories of the twenty-first century are those that we have yet to hear. They are the tales of the untold heroes of the Christian faith, those rejected, tortured, and killed because of the One they chose follow.
Emir Fethi Caner, H. Edward Pruitt
5
The Illusions of Entrepreneurship: The Costly Myths That ...
This book shows that the reality of entrepreneurship is decidedly different from the myths that have come to surround it.
Scott A. Shane, 2008
6
Costly Giving, Giving Guaizas: Towards an Organic Model of ...
This is undertaken here by concentrating on the exchange of social valuables in the later part of the Late Ceramic Age of the Greater and Lesser Antilles (AD 1000/1100-1492).
Angus A. A. Mol, 2006
7
Costly Freedom
Terry Webb has penned a timeless account of the struggle felt during the time of our country's Reconstruction Period, a reminder to generations past of the meaning of freedom.
Terry Webb, 2010
8
Not Playing Fair ... Can Be Costly
When your ex-spouse hires someone to kill you, ask you for a swap sampling for insurance purposes, you better be alert for your life because someone is not planning on playing fair. This is just an example of not playing fair.
George Foxx, 2012
9
Costly Grace: A Contemporary View of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's ...
" Now, seventy-three years after the book was first published, Jon Walker writes Costly Grace: A Contemporary View of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's The Cost of Discipleship.
Jon Walker, 2010
10
The Costly Anointing
It is a vital necessity for any pastor, teacher or spiritual leader who wants the demonstration and evidence of Kingdom authority. Lori Wilke boldly reveals God's requirements for being entrusted with such awesome power and authority.
Lori Wilke, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COSTLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term costly is used in the context of the following news items.
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PPP, govt quarrel over sacking of nearly 2000 Amerindians; 'costly
The People's Progressive Party (PPP) has accused government sacking almost 2,000 Community Support Officers (CSO), but the ... «Caribbean News Desk, Jul 15»
2
David McCarthy: European football proves a costly prize for St …
DAVID believes the Perth side's tie with Armenians Alashkert is more of a burden than a reward for Saints and urges Europa League reform to ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
3
Violent offenders registers sound good, but are a costly, unproven …
We believe in the free flow of information. We use a Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivatives license, so you can republish our articles for ... «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
4
Houston Community Newspapers
Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman has moved to terminate the costly contract awarded to Mike Barber Ministries, funded through the Harris ... «Your Houston News, Jul 15»
5
Betances serves up costly home run in Yankees' loss to Athletics
For the second outing in a row, Betances gave up a late home run tonight at Yankee Stadium, and this one was costly in a 4-3 loss to the A's. «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
6
We must kick costly referee errors into touch
It was a pity the Munster final had to end like that. Cork were so close to sticking it to Kerry and the know-alls only for one of those inspired ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
7
Sewer system fix not as costly as expected
Wescott said the final cost of the incident is still being determined, but it won't be nearly as costly as originally feared, given the age of the sewer ... «SaukValley.com, Jul 15»
8
Boerne-YMCA partnership aims to repurpose costly site
Boerne City Council is pursuing plans to partner with the YMCA of Greater San Antonio to convert the Boerne Civic Center at 820 Adler Road ... «San Antonio Express-News, Jul 15»
9
Selling wild animals can be costly
Now and again, someone will find or catch a wild animal and decide to sell it for extra income. That's not a good idea. This spring, State Wildlife ... «Bucyrus Telegraph Forum, Jul 15»
10
Fireworks damage to Corpus bridge costly, time consuming
Police are still investigating what damaged the harbor bridge lights Saturday night during the Fourth of July Big Bang Celebration -- damages ... «KHOU, Jul 15»

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