costly
adjective
costing much; expensive; high in price.
uncostly
-
a word derived from
costly.
Example Sentences
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In 112 extremely uncostly frames on the wall were the coffin-plates of the departed members of the family.
From Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned by Ernest Thompson Seton
The English have still much of that ancient puritanism which finds a vague sinfulness in the uncostly delights of sunshine, and colour, and ease of mind.
From The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
So, when a party of friends at a caffè eat or drink, each one pays for what he takes, and pecuniarily, the enjoyment of the evening is uncostly or not, according as each prefers.
From Venetian Life by William Dean Howells
As for a mere "change of scene," that's quite uncostly.'
From The Return by Walter De la Mare
The ring, uncostly as it was, took nearly all Guy's spare money, and he decided to buy a book for her, because in Oxford bookshops he still had accounts running.
From Plashers Mead A Novel by Compton MacKenzie
