Costly

Definition: Costly

Costly

Adjective

1. Entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory".

2. Having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant".

Date "costly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Synonyms: Costly

Synonyms: dear(p) (adj), dearly-won (adj), high-priced (adj), pricey (adj), pricy (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Dearness	Adjective: dear; high, high priced; of great price, expensive, costly, precious; worth a Jew's eye, dear bought.
Inexpedience	Admirable, estimable; praiseworthy; (approve); pleasing; couleur de rose, precious, of great price; costly; (dear); worth its weight in gold, worth a Jew's eye; priceless, invaluable, inestimable, precious as the apple of the eye.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	And the basic idea is to cope with the very costly damage and depreciation which can occur (The Shining; writing credit: Stanley Kubrick)
Movie/TV Titles	A Costly Gift (1910) Her Costly Affair (1996)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Curing Common Faults: Remedy Those Costly Shots (Play Better Golf Series) (reference) Dealbreakers and Breakthroughs: The Ten Most Common and Costly Negotiation Mistakes and How to Overcome Them (reference) Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Costly Grace (Christian Classics Bible Studies) (reference) Rational Investing in Irrational Times: How to Avoid the Costly Mistakes Even Smart People Make Today (reference) The Mortgage Trap : Escape Those Costly Mistakes When Buying a Home (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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	Untreated, chlamydia can cause severe, costly reproductive and other health problems including both short- and long-term consequences, i.e. pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), infertility, and potentially fatal tubal pregnancy. Credit: CDC.		The draft horses used to haul woody debris at the restoration site were gentle and beautiful as well as less costly than heavy machinery. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.
	Costly crop pests like this cotton bollworm may soon encounter a new biological control-the celery looper virus-being tested by the Agricultural Research Service and a commercial laboratory. Photo by Scott Bauer. Credit: USDA ARS News.		Costly crop pests like this cotton bollworm may soon encounter a new biological control-the celery looper virus-being tested by the Agricultural Research Service and a commercial laboratory. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..
	Costly craft--J.P. Morgan's yacht "Corsair" has time trials off Rockland, Me. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Benjamin Franklin	Display is as false as it is costly.
Henry Brooks Adams	Morality is a private and costly luxury.
Jonathan Swift	Come, agree, the law's costly.
Julius Kambarge Nyerere	Violence is unnecessary and costly. Peace is the only way.
William Shakespeare	Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, but not expressed in fancy; rich not gaudy; for the apparel oft proclaims the man.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	The jet is lighter, more precious, more costly.
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	Therefore he desired I would let him know what these costly meats were, and how any of us happened to want them
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Foodborne illness is also extremely costly. (references)
		Attempts to eliminate wild rodent plague are costly and futile. (references)
		These drugs are costly and may eventually cause other health problems. (references)
Business		This could be the most costly option. (references)
		For this reason, contractors require equipment that is less costly and more robust. (references)
		Exporters are advised to revise their labeling closely in order to avoid costly fines. (references)
Children	Cameroon	Nonetheless, education spending during the 1999 and 2000 fiscal year was only approximately 2 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Since parents must pay uniform and book fees for primary school, and because tuition and other fees for secondary education remained even more costly, education remained unaffordable for many children. (references)
Civil Liberties	Nigeria	The Government did not restrict Internet access, although unreliable and costly telephone service limited access and hindered service providers. (references)
	Cameroon	Roadblocks and checkpoints manned by security forces have proliferated in cities and most highways and make road travel both time-consuming and costly, since extortion of small bribes was commonplace at these checkpoints. (references)
Discrimination	Panama	Cases of discrimination are difficult to prove, and legal remedies for victims are complicated, time-consuming, and costly. (references)
Economic History	Costa Rica	Litigation can be long and costly. (references)
	Mexico	Recourse through the courts is lengthy, costly, and uncertain. (references)
Human Rights	Venezuela	The system was corrupt, paper-intensive, costly, and time-consuming. (references)
	Nicaragua	Most confiscated property claimants using the judicial system do not elect arbitration because the arbitrators are costly; most cases not successfully mediated return to district courts for trial. (references)
Indigenous People	Australia	The ATSIC has proposed the Government establish a Reparations Tribunal to avoid costly future legal battles. (references)
Political Economy	COSTA RICA	Appeals of contract awards are common, lengthy, and costly. (references)
	COSTA RICA	Customs procedures are often costly and complex, but they do not discriminate between Costa Ricans and foreign traders. (references)
	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	Most prefer to import raw materials using the normal customs' procedures which, although more costly, are more rapid and predictable. (references)
Trade	Taiwan	This system of repetitive testing is costly and unnecessarily burdensome. (references)
	Mexico	Failure to declare demonstration equipment upon entry entails stiff penalties including confiscation of equipment and/or costly fines. (references)
	Greece	Payment of the VAT on EU-origin products is deferred until point of sale, making the import less costly than a shipment from the United States. (references)
Travel	Brazil	They can be costly compared with other forms of transportation. (references)
	Honduras	AT&T credit card holders may also use the less costly "USA-Direct" service. (references)
	Indonesia	In the older residential areas service is less reliable, extra phone lines can be costly, and obtaining them can be time consuming. (references)
Worker Rights	Cambodia	The MOSALVY often advises employees in such situations to sue in court, which labor unions claim is unnecessary, costly, and ineffective. (references)
	Tunisia	The law prohibits retribution against strikers; however, there have been cases of employers punishing strikers, which force strikers to pursue costly and time-consuming legal remedies to protect their rights. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	PALACE, n. A fine and costly residence, particularly that of a great official. The residence of a high dignitary of the Christian Church is called a palace; that of the Founder of his religion was known as a field, or wayside. There is progress.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Dwight Eisenhower	1953-1961	In this revolution, research has become central, it also becomes more formalized complex, and costly.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	Abroad, the question is whether we have the staying power to fight a very costly war, when the objective is limited and the danger to us is seemingly remote.
Gerald Ford	1974-1977	Again, I wish my successor, working with a substantial majority of his own party, the best of success in reforming the costly and cumbersome machinery of the Federal Government.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	We created the Regulatory Analysis Review Group in the White House to analyze the most costly proposed new rules and find ways to improve them.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	This will make welfare less costly and more responsive to genuine need because it will be designed and administered closer to the grass roots of people it serves.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	I applaud your desire to get rid of costly and unnecessary regulations.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Costly" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Costly" is used about 1,127 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	1,127	6,770

Expression using "costly": costly mistake. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "costly": calorie-costly, less-costly, over-costly.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "costly"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		waardevol (valuable), duur (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey, valuable). (various references)

Albanian		që të kushton shtrenjtë, i shtrenjtë (expensive, high, pricey, pricy), i kushtueshëm (pricey, pricy, sumptuous). (various references)

Arabic		‏نفيس (inestimable, invaluable, noble, oriental, precious, priceless, recherche, valuable), ‏غير رخيص (expensive), ‏غال ثمين (expensive). (various references)

Bavarian		deia (dear, expensive, pricey). (various references)

Bulgarian		скъп (dear, expensive, inestimable, precious, pricey, sparing, swanky, sweetheart, swish, well-beloved), разкошен (gorgeous, imperial, luxurious, magnificent, opulent, palatial, princely, profuse, royal, splendiferous, sumptuous, superb, voluptuous), ценен (precious, sterling, useful, valuable). (various references)

Chinese		昂貴 (expensive), 昂贵 (Expensive). (various references)

Czech		nákladný (expensive), drahý (beloved, dear, expensive, own, precious, rich). (various references)

Danish		værdifuld (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey, valuable). (various references)

Dutch		waardevol (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely, valuable), kostbaar (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey, valuable). (various references)

Esperanto		multekosta (dear, expensive, pricey), grandvalora (valuable). (various references)

Farsi		فاخر (Fine), گزاف (Bombastic, Exorbitant, Extortionary, Extravagant, High, Immense, Rodomontade, Steep, Stupendous, Tall, Unconscionable, Vainglory), گران (Exclusive, Expensive, Heavy, High, Onerous, Prohibitive, Sumptuous). (various references)

Finnish		kallishintainen (dear, expensive), kallisarvoinen (of value, precious, priceless, valuable). (various references)

French		cher. (various references)

Frisian		djoer (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey, valuable). (various references)

German		teuer (beloved, dear, dearly, expensive, expensively, extravagant, lovely, pricey, rich, valuable), kostspielig (expensive, extravagant), aufwendig (expendable, expensive, extravagant, lavish, ornate, wasteful). (various references)

Greek		πολυδάπανοσ (extravagant, wasteful), ακριβόσ (dear, expensive, precious, pricey), ακριβός (dear, expensive), δαπανηρόσ (expensive, sumptuous), δαπανηρός. (various references)

Hebrew		יקר ערך (valuable). (various references)

Hungarian		drága (beloved, dear, dearly, expensive, lovely, precious, pricey, sumptuous, valuable), költséges (dear, expensive, sumptuous). (various references)

Icelandic		dýr (animal, dear, expensive, pricey). (various references)

Irish		daor (dear, expensive, lovely, pricey, slave, valuable). (various references)

Italian		costoso (beloved, dear, exclusive, expensive, high, lovely, pricey, valuable), caro (beloved, charming, darling, dear, expensive, high, lovely, nice, pricey, valuable). (various references)

Korean		�'이비싼. (various references)

Malay		mahal (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey, valuable). (various references)

Manx		leaghar (precious, valuable), deyr (dear, expensive, serf, unfree, valuable), costallagh (precious, rich), costal (cost, precious, sumptuous, valuable). (various references)

Norwegian		dyr (animal, beast, beloved, dear, expencive, expensive, lovely, pricey, valuable). (various references)

Papiamen		kostoso (dear, expensive, pricey). (various references)

Pig Latin		ostlycay.(various references)

Polish		kosztowny (dear, expensive, pricey), drogi (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey, valuable). (various references)

Portuguese		caro (dear, expensive, lovely, pricey, rich, valuable). (various references)

Romanian		costisitor (dear, expensive), scump (beloved, dear, dearly, expensive, high, lovely, miserly, own, precious, pricey, valuable), preţios (affected, bombastic, dear, euphuistic, flatulent, golden, grandiose, mincing, namby-pamby, niminy-piminy, ornate, precious, valuable, valued). (various references)

Russian		дорогой (big-ticket, darling, dear, deary, deluxe, expensive, lovely, precious, pricey, valuable). (various references)

Scottish		rìomhach (elegant, fine, handsome), daor (dear, enslaved). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		skup (aggregate, assemblage, bevy, concourse, conference, congregation, congress, convention, convolution, expensive, fancy, gathering, ingathering, meeting, troop). (various references)

Spanish		caro (beloved, dear, dearly, expensive, lovely, pricey, valuable), costoso (dear, dear-bought, expensive, rich). (various references)

Swahili		ghali (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey, valuable). (various references)

Swedish		dyrbar (beloved, costy, dear, expensive, lovely, precious, pricey, valuable), kostsam (dear, expensive), kostbar (dear, expensive). (various references)

Thai		แพง, ฟุ่มเฟือย (lavish), ซึ่งทำลายล้าง. (various references)

Turkish		pahalıya mal olan (expensive, sumptuous), pahalı (dear, expensive, high priced, precious, pricey, pricy, rich, sumptuous), lüks (costliness, de luxe, grandeur, lux, luxe, luxurious, luxury, plushy, posh, pukka, ritzy, stateliness, sumptuous, sumptuousness, swish, Tony, voluptuous), değerli (dear, deserving, dignified, estimable, meritorious, precious, rich, Valent, valuable, valued, well-beloved, worthy). (various references)

Turkmen		юaя-sep (dowry, valuable). (various references)

Ukrainian		розкішний (baronial, beautiful, belgravian, bonzer, dressy, exuberant, glittering, large, lordly, luxurious, palatial, ritzy, splendid, sumptuous, swank, upholstered, voluptuous), цінний (estimable, rich, valuable, valued, wealthy), коштовний (costive, expensive, oriental, pearly, precious, sumptuous), дорогий (chary, darling, dear, own, precious). (various references)

Vietnamese		quý giá tốn tiền, hao tiền tốn của; tai hại, đắt tiền (rich). (various references)

Welsh		costus (expensive), prid (dear, price, value), drudfawr (expensive), drud (dear, precious, reckless). (various references)

Yucatec		ko'oh (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey, valuable). (various references)

Zulu		-bizayo (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey, valuable). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	cari, cariae, carior, caris, carissima, carissimam, carissime, carissimi, carissimis, carissimo, carissimos, carissimum, carissimus, caro, carum, ditiores, ditiori, dives, divitem, divites, diviti, divitibus, divitis, divitum, pretiosa, pretiosam, pretiosarum, pretiosas, pretiosi, pretiosior, pretiosiorem, pretiosis, pretiosissima, pretiosissimas, pretiosissimis, pretiosissimo, pretiosius, pretioso, pretiosos, pretiosum, pretiosus, sumptuosus. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	John Chapter 12, Verse 3
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	H oun maria labousa litran murou nardou pistikhV polutimou hleiyen touV podaV tou ihsou kai exemaxen taiV qrixin authV touV podaV autou h de oikia eplhrwqh ek thV osmhV tou murou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Maria ergo accepit libram unguenti nardi pistici pretiosi unxit pedes Iesu et extersit capillis suis pedes eius et domus impleta est ex odore unguenti
Old English	990	West Saxon	Maria nam an pund deorewurðre sealfemid þam wyrt ge-mengð þe nardus hatað.and smerede þas hælendes fet. & dreigdemid hire locken. & þt hus wæs ge-fylled ofþare sealfe swetnysse.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Therfor Marie took a pound of oynement of trewe narde precious, and anoyntide the feet of Jhesu, and wipte hise feet with hir heeris; and the hous was fulfillid of the sauour of the oynement.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Then toke Mary a pounde of oyntmet called Nardus perfecte and precious and anoynted Iesus fete and wipt his fete with her heer and the housse was filled of the savre of the oyntmet.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Then Mary took a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Then Mary, taking a pound of perfumed oil of great value, put it on the feet of Jesus and made them dry with her hair: and the house became full of the smell of the perfume.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	John Chapter 12, Verse 3
Cebuano	Ug si Maria mikuhag tunga sa kilo nga bilihong pahumot nga lunsayng nardo, ug iyang gihaplasan niini si Jesus diha sa mga tiil, ug iyang gipahiran kini sa iyang mga buhok; ug ang balay nalukop sa kaamyon sa pahumot.
Croatian	Tada Marija uzme libru prave dragocjene nardove pomasti, pomaže Isusu noge i otare ih svojom kosom. I sva se kuæa napuni mirisom pomasti.
Danish	Da tog Maria et Pund af ægte, såre kostbar Nardussalve og salvede Jesu Fødder og tørrede hans Fødder med sit Hår; og Huset blev fuldt af Salvens Duft.
Dutch	Maria dan, genomen hebbende een pond zalf van onvervalsten, zeer kostelijken nardus, heeft de voeten van Jezus gezalfd, en met haar haren Zijn voeten afgedroogd; en het huis werd vervuld van den reuk der zalf.
Finnish	Niin Maria otti naulan oikeata, kallisarvoista nardusvoidetta ja voiteli Jeesuksen jalat ja pyyhki ne hiuksillaan; ja huone tuli täyteen voiteen tuoksua.
French	Marie, ayant pris une livre d`un parfum de nard pur de grand prix, oignit les pieds de Jésus, et elle lui essuya les pieds avec ses cheveux; et la maison fut remplie de l`odeur du parfum.
German	Da nahm Maria ein Pfund Salbe von ungefälschter, köstlicher Narde und salbte die Füße Jesu und trocknete mit ihrem Haar seine Füße; das Haus aber ward voll vom Geruch der Salbe.
Haitian Creole	Lè sa a, Mari pran yon boutèy demi lit plen yon odè ki fèt ak yon fèy yo rele na. Odè sa a te vann byen chè. Li vide tout odè a sou pye Jezi. Apre sa, li siye yo ak cheve li. Tout kay la te plen sant odè a.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Kemudian Maria datang dengan kira-kira setengah liter minyak wangi narwastu yang mahal sekali. Ia menuang minyak itu ke kaki Yesus, lalu menyekanya dengan rambutnya. Seluruh rumah itu menjadi harum karena minyak wangi itu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Lalu diambil oleh Maryam sekati minyak narwastu jati yang mahal harganya, diurapinya kaki Yesus serta disapunya kaki-Nya itu dengan rambutnya. Maka semerbaklah bau minyak narwastu itu memenuhi rumah itu.
Maori	Na ka mau a Meri ki tetahi pauna hinu kakara, he tino nara, he mea utu nui, whakawahia ana e ia nga waewae o Ihu, me te muru ano i ona waewae ki ona makawe; ki noa te whare i te kakara o te hinu.
Norwegian	Maria tok da et pund ekte, såre kostelig nardus-salve og salvet Jesu føtter, og tørket hans føtter med sitt hår; og huset blev fylt av salvens duft.
Portuguese	Então Maria, tomando uma libra de bálsamo de nardo puro, de grande preço, ungiu os pés de Jesus, e os enxugou com os seus cabelos; e encheu-se a casa do cheiro do bálsamo.
Rumanian	Maria a luat un litru cu mir de nard curat, de mare prey, a uns picioarele lui Isus, wi I -a wters picioarele cu pqrul ei; wi s`a umplut casa de mirosul mirului.
Shuar	Tura Marikia kunkuinian ti kuitjai ritru ajapén sumak itiamiayi. Tura Jesusa nawen kuer ni intiashijiai japirmiayi. Jeasha nu kunkuinjai ti shiir kunkunmiayi.
Swahili	Basi, Maria alichukua chupa ya marashi ya nardo safi ya thamani kubwa, akampaka Yesu miguu na kuipangusa kwa nywele zake. Nyumba yote ikajaa harufu ya marashi.
Swedish	Då tog Maria ett skålpund smörjelse av dyrbar äkta nardus och smorde därmed Jesu fötter; sedan torkade hon hans fötter med sitt hår. Och huset uppfylldes med vällukt av smörjelsen.
Uma	Bula-ra ngkoni', tumai-i Maria ngkeni hantanga' lite lana honga. Lana toe rababehi ngkai rali' kaju to mohonga, masuli' lia oli-na. Natua lana toe hi witi' -na Yesus pai' naporihi hante wuluwoo' -na. Mohonga-damo hobo' hi rala tomi.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings
	"Costly" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ccostly, contly, Coseley, Cosloy, Costeley, Costley, cuntly, Custy, goostli, Goostly, kontuly. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "costly" (pronounced kÄ"stlē)
4	-s t l ē	dishonestly, justly, lastly, earnestly, firstly, ghastly, ghostly, honestly, manifestly, modestly, mostly, priestly, robustly, steadfastly, unjustly, vastly.
3	-t l ē	abruptly, absolutely, abundantly, accidently, accurately, acutely, adamantly, adequately, adroitly, affectionately, alternately, apparently, appropriately, approximately, aptly, ardently, arrogantly, astutely, blatantly, bluntly, brightly, brilliantly, coherently, commensurately, compassionately, competently, complacently, completely, concomitantly, concretely, concurrently, confidently, consequently, consistently, constantly, conveniently, correctly, courtly, covertly, currently, curtly, decently, defiantly, definitely, deftly, deliberately, delicately, desperately, devoutly, differently, difficultly, diligently, directly, discreetly, jointly, knightly, lately, dispassionately, disproportionately, distinctly, efficiently, elaborately, elegantly, eloquently, eminently, evidently, exactly, excellently, expertly, explicitly, exquisitely, extravagantly, exultantly, faintly, fervently, flagrantly, flamboyantly, flatly, fluently, forthrightly, fortnightly, fortunately, fraudulently, frequently, gently, greatly, hesitantly, hotly, illicitly, immaculately, immediately, imminently, impatiently, imperfectly, implicitly, importantly, imprudently, inaccurately, inadequately, inadvertently, inappropriately, incessantly, incoherently, incompetently, incorrectly, indefinitely, independently, indignantly, indirectly, indiscriminately, inefficiently, ineptly, infinitely, infrequently, inherently, innately, innocently, inordinately, insistently, instantly, insufficiently, intelligently, intently, intermittently, intimately, intricately, legitimately, leniently, lightly, magnificently, militantly, minutely, moderately, motley, neatly, negligently, nightly, nonchalantly, obediently, overtly, partly, passionately, patently, patiently, perfectly, permanently, persistently, pleasantly, poignantly, politely, portly, predominantly, presently, privately, prominently, promptly, proportionately, prudently, pungently, quaintly, quietly, raptly, recently, reluctantly, remotely, resolutely, reverently, rightly, saintly, secretly, separately, shortly, significantly, silently, slightly, smartly, softly, sprightly, stately, stoutly, strictly, stridently, stringently, subsequently, succinctly, sufficiently, sweetly, swiftly, tacitly, tightly, transparently, triumphantly, ultimately, unfortunately, unpleasantly, unsightly, urgently, valiantly, vehemently, violently, virulently, Whitely.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: octyls.
	Words within the letters "c-l-o-s-t-y"
	-1 letter: clots, cloys, colts, octyl.
	-2 letters: clot, cloy, cols, colt, coly, cost, cosy, cots, coys, cyst, lost, lots, scot, slot, toys.
	-3 letters: col, cos, cot, coy, lot, sly, sol, sot, soy, sty, toy.
	-4 letters: lo, os, oy, so, to, yo.
	Words containing the letters "c-l-o-s-t-y"
	+1 letter: cytosol.
	+2 letters: acolytes, cytosols, dicotyls, polycots, splotchy, stockily, systolic.
	+3 letters: acetoxyls, callosity, calotypes, colostomy, coltishly, costively, cryolites, cyclitols, cystolith, cytolyses, cytolysin, cytolysis, cytoplasm, cytosolic, epicotyls, lipocytes, scatology, sociality, stoically.
	+4 letters: acylations, blastocyst, captiously, cautiously, chrysolite, chrysotile, clearstory, clerestory, cocatalyst, collotypes, colocynths, constantly, costlessly, cotyledons, cotylosaur, covetously, coyotillos, cyclostome, cyclostyle, cyclotrons, cystoliths, cytologies, cytologist, cytolysins, cytoplasms, escalatory, factiously, galactosyl, hypocotyls, lectotypes, leukocytes, mycologist, myelocytes, osculatory, polycystic, polyptychs, postulancy, societally, solvolytic, synoptical, unctuously, wyliecoats.
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Expression	Frequency per Day
costly obsession	4
avoid costly house mistake selling when	3
because costly develop perceive that they they	3
affair costly her	3
city costly	2
costly disruption downtime without	2
costly	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Costly

Definition: Costly

Costly

Adjective

Synonyms: Costly

Synonyms within Context: Costly

Dearness

Inexpedience

Crosswords: Costly

Modern Usage: Costly

Screenplays

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Costly

Books

Photo Album: Costly

Familiar Quotations: Costly

Benjamin Franklin

Henry Brooks Adams

Jonathan Swift

Julius Kambarge Nyerere

William Shakespeare

Use in Literature: Costly

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Non-Fiction Usage: Costly

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Speeches: Costly

Dwight Eisenhower

Lyndon B. Johnson

Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter

Ronald Reagan

Bill Clinton

Usage Frequency: Costly

Expressions: Costly

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Costly

Modern Translation: Costly

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