different between laborious vs costly

laborious

English

Alternative forms

  • labourious (obsolete)
  • laborous (obsolete)
  • labourous (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French laborios, from Latin laboriosus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l??b???i?s/
  • Rhymes: -???i?s

Adjective

laborious (comparative more laborious, superlative most laborious)

  1. Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
  2. Mentally difficult; painstaking.
  3. Industrious.

Synonyms

  • (requiring effort): painstaking, toilsome, worksome

Derived terms

  • laboriously

Related terms

  • labor, labour

Translations

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costly

English

Etymology

From Middle English costly, costely, costeley, equivalent to cost +? -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?st.li/

Adjective

costly (comparative costlier, superlative costliest)

  1. Of high cost; expensive.
    a costly activity
    a costly error

Antonyms

  • costlessly

Translations

Anagrams

  • octyls

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