uncostly
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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 Seton, Ernest Thompson
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
Its space was small, and doubtless for this reason a few brilliant draperies and effective though uncostly embellishments had made its interior bloom and glow picturesquely enough.
From The Adventures of a Widow A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar
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 decivilising.
From The Rhythm of Life by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson
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