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Main Entry:
costly
[
kawst
-lee,
kost
-
]
Show IPA
/
ˈkɔstli, ˈkɒst-
/
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Part of Speech:
adjective
Definition:
harmful, damaging
Synonyms:
catastrophic
,
deleterious
,
disastrous
, loss-making, ruinous, sacrificial
Antonyms:
aiding,
helpful
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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