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      costlier
      adjective
      having a high price
      entailing great loss or sacrifice
      Roots
      constarecost- · Latin · to stand at a pricelic-li · Old English · having the quality ofer-er · Old English · more
      Words related to costlier
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      Where does costlier come from?

      The word costlier breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and Old English origin: cost, from Latin constare (“to stand at a price”); -li, from Old English lic (“having the quality of”); and -er, from Old English er (“more”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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