Adjective, : a costly emerald bracelet; costly medical care. ,The upkeep of such a large house is costly. ,It was a costly mistake because no one ever trusted him again. From Dictionary.com.
Not the costliness of information but its overabundance. From Wordnik.com. [Jeffrey Friedman on the Financial Crisis, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Perhaps you are not aware of the costliness of this drug. From Wordnik.com. [The Opium Habit] Reference
Now, who thinks of lecturing us on the costliness of tea?. From Wordnik.com. [Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce] Reference
From its costliness, however, this is only desirable for small work. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
Speaking afterwards of the costliness of his furniture, he observes. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 276, October 6, 1827] Reference
Productions in gold and ivory, from the costliness of these objects, were extremely rare. From Wordnik.com. [Early European History] Reference
The stranger is continually astonished at the magnitude and costliness of these residences. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867] Reference
Its costliness, lack of brightness, and tendency to redden, are against its employment on the palette. From Wordnik.com. [Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists] Reference
Her dress, her carriage, her style of living would be unique in her rank of life for taste and costliness. From Wordnik.com. [International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art, and Science — Volume 1, No. 4, July 22, 1850] Reference
Whatever their merits, the excessive costliness of these preparations renders them inadmissible as pigments. From Wordnik.com. [Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists] Reference
The obstacle to the introduction of the superior plated ware now made by the Gorham Company is its costliness. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867] Reference
The supplies which our fine mail packets carry for this purpose are of almost incredible extent and costliness. From Wordnik.com. [Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post] Reference
'Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness!'. From Wordnik.com. [When Dreams Come True] Reference
The possibility of a referendum on the issue is not excluded, but its costliness makes it an unfavourable option. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The Germans took on East Germany, in an act of patriotism and generosity, and costliness of staggering proportions. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By The President To Society Of Newspaper Editors] Reference
They knew nothing of wines and did not suspect the costliness of those which during the entire voyage they drank at my expense. From Wordnik.com. [Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude] Reference
The reasons for the lack of effectiveness and costliness of the Holt/Clinton/Nelson/Tubb-Jones audit are explained in this paper. From Wordnik.com. [Federal Election Audit Costs] Reference
You have no idea of the expense and trouble of title, and the inevitable costliness, my dear Sir, of all conveyancing operations. From Wordnik.com. [Wylder's Hand] Reference
In this particular context, it seems to refer to a woman of a high socio-economic class, given the costliness of such an ornament. From Wordnik.com. [Ishah Hashuvah (Woman of Distinction).] Reference
Even after falling into mud a jewel retains its costliness, and dust, although it may rise into the sky, is as contemptible as before. From Wordnik.com. [The Gulistan of Sa'di] Reference
And so when Nero had got an eight-cornered tent constructed, a wonderful object both for its beauty and costliness, Seneca said to him. From Wordnik.com. [Plutarch's Morals] Reference
As the sacred buildings increased in number and costliness, the services of the artist were called into requisition for their adornment. From Wordnik.com. [General History for Colleges and High Schools] Reference
The prevailing feature throughout is the lavish costliness and luxury of these collections, several of which exceed ten thousand volumes. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author] Reference
He speedily removed from his small cottage -- took a mansion, furnished it magnificently, and made it a palace in costliness and hospitality. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844] Reference
The splendour and the costliness of the precious things, of which the superb fashions of his time were so lavish, appealed to him more strongly. From Wordnik.com. [The Mind of the Artist Thoughts and Sayings of Painters and Sculptors on Their Art] Reference
Still, we hope to contribute to the debate on what really matters in all this: how to reduce the risk, and costliness, of future financial failures. From Wordnik.com. [Carlo Cottarelli: Taxing the Financial Sector] Reference
On entering I could with difficulty disguise my surprise at the variety of articles which it contained, and at the costliness and splendor of many of them. From Wordnik.com. [International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850] Reference
Silk, of course, is the ideal material; but its costliness puts it beyond ordinary means, and common silesia, such as is used in dress linings, is almost as good. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, March, 1896] Reference
Owing to their costliness they are rarely met with; and the only two I remember seeing were at Asakusa, Tokio, and at Ikegami, the head-quarters of the Hokkai sect. From Wordnik.com. [Religion in Japan] Reference
Both had the same dominant ambition to be distinguished and imitated, as the arbiters of fashion in dress for the costliness, splendour, or novelty of their toilet. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 545, May 5, 1832] Reference
Young married women surrounded her, admiring the costliness of her clothing and preening themselves in the rich attire which they had assumed for this great occasion. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes of Modern Europe] Reference
The costliness, discomforts, and miserable ill-success of this expedition, while they occasioned clamor in the camp, sharpened the discontents existing at the capital. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864] Reference
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