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expensive
adjective /ɪkˈspen.sɪv/Definition
A1 costing a lot of money: Rolls Royces are very expensive. Big houses are expensive to maintain. She has expensive tastes (= she likes things that cost a lot of money).Expensive and luxuriousCosting too much expensively
/-li/ adverb › Sarah is always expensively dressed (= wearing expensive clothes).Expensive and luxuriousCosting too much
(Definition of expensive adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- costly adjective (EXPENSIVE)
- delicacy noun (FOOD)
- deluxe adjective
- executive adjective
- fancy adjective (EXPENSIVE)
- grandly adverb (ATTRACTING ADMIRATION)
- grandly adverb (IMPORTANTLY)
- lush adjective (LUXURIOUS)
- luxury noun
- no expense is spared idiom
- opulent adjective
- plush adjective
- posh adjective
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