costly

adj., -li·er, -li·est.

1. Of high price or value; expensive: costly jewelry.
2. Entailing loss or sacrifice: a costly war.

costliness cost'li·ness n.

adjective

1. Bringing a high price: dear, expensive, high, high-priced. See transactions, value/worthlessness/evaluation.
2. Of great value: inestimable, invaluable, precious, priceless, valuable, worthy. Idioms: beyond price, of great price. See value/worthlessness/evaluation.

adj

Definition: expensive
Antonyms: cheap, inexpensive, not valuable, reasonable

adj

Definition: harmful, damaging
Antonyms: aiding, helpful

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: entailing great loss or sacrifice
  Synonym: dearly-won

Meaning #2: having a high price
  Synonyms: dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dyr, værdifuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
kostbaar

Français (French)
adj. - coûteux, précieux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - teuer, kostspielig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δαπανηρός, πολυδάπανος

Italiano (Italian)
costoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - valiosos

Русский (Russian)
дорогостоящий, роскошный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - caro, costoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - dyrbar, kostsam

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
昂贵的, 费用大的, 奢华的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 昂貴的, 費用大的, 奢華的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비용이 많이 드는, 귀중한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 高価な, 費用のかかる, 犠牲の多い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مكلف, غالي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יקר‬

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