Adjective
- 1. dearly-won, costly, expensive (vs. cheap)
- usage: entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory"
- 2. costly, dear(predicate), high-priced, pricey, pricy, expensive (vs. cheap)
- usage: having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"
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