Definition of COSTLY

costly

Adjective Satellite

  • entailing great loss or sacrifice
  • having a high price
    • "costly jewelry"

Adj

  • Of high cost; expensive.

Adjective

  • Expensive; involving a high price or sacrifice.

Examples

  • a costly activity
  • a costly error
  • Challenging a valid word proved to be a COSTLY mistake, losing a turn.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English costly, costely, costeley, equivalent to cost + -ly.

Synonyms

dear, dearly-won, high-priced, pricey, pricy, expensive, prohibitive

Antonyms

costlessly

Scrabble Score: 11

costly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
costly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
costly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

costly: valid Words With Friends Word