SkyfireDict

costly   (TTS Sound)

The adj costly has 2 senses

• dearly-won, costly -- (entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory")


• costly, dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy -- (having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant")