Adjective
- (adj.) dearly-won, costly (entailing great loss or sacrifice) "a dearly-won victory"
- (adj.) costly, dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy (having a high price) "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"
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