pricy

comparative pricier · comparative more pricy · superlative priciest · superlative most pricy

1. alternativeinformalAlternative spelling of pricey.

   At $60,000 it was pricy, the high end of our range. But it would give us the best of both worlds.

   2009 July 1, Jim Robbins, “A House in the Woods, After the Woods Are Gone”, in The New York Times

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   I’ve chosen some pasta dishes that are delicious with or without the addition of Parmesan cheese, which can be pricy.

   2010 March 22, Martha Rose Shulman, “Slim Pickings? You Can Still Eat Well”, in The New York Times

   Taxpayers footed the bill for the pricy tortillas, which were bought in early April with a government voucher from the California Women, Infants and Children program, a federally financed nutrition program that is administered by the state.

   2012 April 21, Katharine Mieszkowski, “Gouged by Some Small Groceries, Food Program Cracks Down”, in The New York Times