expensively
/ɛkˈspɛn.sɪv.li/
expensively adverb: in an expensive manner.
Adverb
expensively (comparative more expensively, superlative most expensively)
- In an expensive manner.
- Customers are usually enticed in with a "ducat", or pass for one free dance; after that it costs them ten cents a time. I can work out expensively, particularly with the heightened tempo of war.1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 88
- The room was expensively furnished.1965, James Holledge, What Makes a Call Girl?, London: Horwitz Publications, page 77
- Synonyms:
- royally
Synonyms of expensively
Antonyms
Forms of expensively
| comparative | more expensively |
|---|---|
| superlative | most expensively |
Origin of expensively
From expensive + -ly.
Questions about expensively
- What does expensively mean?
- Expensively means in an expensive manner.
- What part of speech is expensively?
- Expensively is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce expensively?
- Expensively is pronounced /ɛkˈspɛn.sɪv.li/ (US).
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