costful
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costful
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From Middle English costful, equivalent to cost + -ful. Perhaps influenced by Middle English costful (“fraught with hardship”), a different word.
adjective more costful · most costful
- Expensive; sumptuous.
- Indicative of expenditure or loss; costly. The fight against improved means, methods and materials in the construction industry, in shipping by rail or by sea, in the printing industry and most everywhere has been hugely costful to American consumers and involves a great waste of resources.
Talk about this word "costful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/costful. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. costful. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/costful "costful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/costful.Cite this
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title = {costful},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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