semiaffordable

English

Etymology

semi- +‎ affordable

Adjective

semiaffordable (not comparable)

1. Expensive but affordable if one stretches one's resources.
   • 1981, Raymond Lifchez, Barbara Winslow, Design for Independent Living, →ISBN:

     The route disgusted me, but it led to the only semiaffordable, partially accessible place I could find.

   • 1986, Abraham Michael Rosenthal, Arthur Gelb, The Sophisticated traveler:

     Serious shoppers who cannot afford serious prices, however, can walk around the corner to the vicinity of the Rue Boccador, where there are small shops with affordable, or at least semiaffordable, treasures.

   • 2007, Carla Neggers, Abandon, →ISBN, page 217:

     It seemed like a week ago that she, Juliet and Ethan had stopped for a quick bite before checking out house listings in semiaffordable neighborhoods.