overcostly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"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[…]."
"This doubtless that that they ought to bee many and overcostly, no true Protestant will affirme."

From over- + costly.

more overcostly (comparative) most overcostly (superlative)

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