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If you describe someone's action or mistake as c_____, you mean that it results in a serious disadvantage for them, for example the loss of a large amount of money or the loss of their reputation .If you describe someone's action or mistake as costly, you mean that it results in a serious disadvantage for them, for example the loss of a large amount of money or the loss of their reputation .
Psychometric tests can save organizations from grim and costly mistakes.
This sort of scandal in international banking has been politically costly.
word costly
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adjective
If you say that something is costly, you mean that it costs a lot of money, often more than you would want to pay.
Having professionally-made curtains can be costly, so why not make your own?
If you describe someone's action or mistake as costly, you mean that it results in a serious disadvantage for them, for example the loss of a large amount of money or the loss of their reputation .
Psychometric tests can save organizations from grim and costly mistakes.
This sort of scandal in international banking has been politically costly.
inflections costliercostliest
cefr-level C1

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