Слово англійською: costly
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Переклад costly українською: дорогий, цінний, коштовний, розкішний, пишний
Детальний опис
costly
adjective /ˈkɔːstli/
(comparative costlier, superlative costliest)
It is also very common to use more costly and most costly.- costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay synonym expensive
- Buying new furniture may prove too costly.
Synonyms expensiveexpensivecostly ▪ overpriced ▪ pricey ▪ dearThese words all describe something that costs a lot of money.expensive costing a lot of money; charging high prices:- I can’t afford it—it’s just too expensive for me.
- an expensive restaurant
costly (rather formal) costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay:- You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.
overpriced too expensive; costing more than it is worth:- ridiculously overpriced designer clothes
pricey (informal) expensive:- Houses in the village are now too pricey for local people to afford.
dear [not usually before noun] (British English) expensive:- Everything’s so dear now, isn’t it?
This word is starting to become rather old-fashioned.Patterns- expensive/costly/overpriced/pricey for somebody/something
- expensive/costly to do something
- very/too/fairly/quite/pretty expensive/costly/pricey
- causing problems or the loss of something synonym expensive
- a costly mistake/failure
- Mining can be costly in terms of lives (= too many people can die).