CEFR B1

expensively

adverb

Meaning

In a way that costs a lot of money.

Examples

The wedding was expensively decorated with flowers flown in from Holland.
He bought an expensively tailored suit for the occasion.

Synonyms: costly, dear, prohibitively, luxuriously

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expensively (B1)

adverb

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɛn.sɪv.li/

Definition

In a way that costs a lot of money.

Examples

The wedding was expensively decorated with flowers flown in from Holland.
He bought an expensively tailored suit for the occasion.
The restaurant's ambiance suggested it was expensively run.

Synonyms of expensively

Words with a similar meaning to expensively:

costly
dear
prohibitively
luxuriously

Antonyms of expensively

Words with the opposite meaning to expensively:

cheaply
economically

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