Associations to the word «Costly»

Wiktionary

COSTLY, adjective. Of high cost; expensive.

Dictionary definition

COSTLY, adjective. Entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory".
COSTLY, adjective. Having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant".

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis