uncostly
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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
They are uncostly, plain, and humble, showing the unostentatious mind of the great man.
From Journal of a Voyage across the Atlantic by Moore, George
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
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
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