dearly
adverb (COSTING A LOT) /ˈdɪə.li/
/ˈdɪr-/ Definition
› in a way that is expensive: dearly pricedCosting too muchExpensive and luxurious pay dearly › to suffer a lot as a result of a particular action or event: If you refuse to cooperate with us, you will pay dearly for it.Experiencing and suffering
(Definition of dearly adverb (COSTING A LOT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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dear noun
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dearest adjective
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dearest noun
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dearie noun
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dearly adverb (A LOT)
- dearly adverb (COSTING A LOT)
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dearness allowance noun
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dearth noun
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death duty noun
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death knell noun
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death mask noun
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Synonyms and related words:
- at/for a price idiom
- break the bank idiom
- capital intensive adjective
- clobber verb (HIT)
- cost an arm and a leg/a small fortune idiom
- cost sb a pretty penny idiom
- cost sb dear idiom
- costly adjective (EXPENSIVE)
- exorbitant adjective
- extortionate adjective
- it'll cost you idiom
- not come cheap idiom
- out of sight idiom
- over the odds idiom
- overpriced adjective
- prohibitive adjective
- punitive adjective
- set sb back (sth) phrasal verb
- sky-high adjective, adverb
- stiff adjective (SEVERE)
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