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uncostly

ADJECTIVE

cheap

Synonyms

STRONGEST

competitive economical low-cost low-priced reasonable

WEAK

at a bargain bargain bargain-basement bargain-counter bought for a song budget buy cheapo cost next to nothing cut-price cut-rate depreciated dime a dozen easy on the pocketbook half-priced irregular low tariff lowered marked down moderate nominal on sale popularly priced real buy reduced sale slashed standard steal undear utility worth the money

Antonyms

STRONGEST

expensive unreasonable

WEAK

costly dear precious priceless valuable

ADJECTIVE

low

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cheap deficient inadequate insignificant little meager moderate modest nominal paltry poor reasonable small sparse

STRONG

cut depleted inferior scant shoddy slashed trifling

WEAK

cut-rate economical inexpensive low-grade marked down puny second-rate substandard worthless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adequate big enormous enough excellent excessive expensive full great huge immense important large liberal outrageous rich significant substantial sufficient superior unlimited unreasonable valuable wealthy worthy

WEAK

above cheerful decent elevated gay happy healthy high honest honorable increased moral prominent respectable strong tall upright well

ADJECTIVE

low-cost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

economical inexpensive low-priced

WEAK

at a bargain bargain bargain-basement bargain-counter bought for a song budget buy cheapo competitive cost next to nothing cut-price cut-rate depreciated dime a dozen easy on the pocketbook half-priced irregular low low tariff lowered marked down moderate nominal on sale popularly priced real buy reasonable reduced sale slashed standard steal undear utility worth the money

Antonyms

STRONGEST

expensive high-priced

Example Sentences

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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 MacKenzie, Compton

The new air does but make old decadences seem more stale; the young soil does but set into fresh conditions the ready-made, the uncostly, the refuse feeling of a race decivilizing.

From Essays by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson

As for a mere "change of scene," that's quite uncostly.'

From The Return by De la Mare, Walter

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 Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

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 Howells, William Dean

uncostly

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