Costly - definition, pronunciation, transcription

We use less costly materials in our products.

It was too costly to fix her car after the accident, so she decided to buy a new car instead.

They won the game, but their best player was injured, so it was a costly victory.

The decision to wait could be a costly mistake.

Such a database would be extremely costly to set up.

His delay in making a decision could prove costly in the long run.

Moving the drilling rig offshore was a costly enterprise.

The process is both lengthy and costly.

His plan fell down when it proved to be too costly.

The plan fell through when it proved too costly.

One false move would be costly.

This approach is too inflexible and too costly.

The scheme was jettisoned when the government found it too costly.

It proved to be a costly mistake.