overcostly

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overcostly

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From over- + costly.

adjective more overcostly · most overcostly

  1. Too costly. Philosophy hath indeed armed man for the enduring of all other accidents, whether with patience, or if it be overcostly to be found, with an infallible defeat in conveying her selfe altogether from the sense[…].

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@misc{overcostly_2026,
  title = {overcostly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overcostly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}