costly
adjective
costing much; expensive; high in price.
costliness
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a word derived from
costly.
Example Sentences
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“This understates the costliness to U.S. households though, because tariffs also allow non-importing firms to raise their prices if they’re competing with imports,” Bivens said.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026
It’s likely that the four-star product is higher quality despite its lower rating, because its costliness weighed down its reviews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
What has so often turned heads about her style is not the costliness of her clothes or the trendiness of them.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2022
But the costliness of the move also made it feel just a little more luxurious.
From The Verge ● Sep. 8, 2022
Vases of the most beautiful forms were to be produced in metal which should have the properties of solid silver without its costliness.
From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Charles Knight
