uncostliness

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English

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Etymology

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From uncostly +‎ -ness.[1]

Noun

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uncostliness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being low in cost
    • 1861, John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism[1]:
      It must be admitted, however, that utilitarian writers in general have placed the superiority of mental over bodily pleasures chiefly in the greater permanency, safety, uncostliness, &c., of the former [] .

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References

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  1. ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Unco·stly, a.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume X, Part 1 (Ti–U), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 105, column 1:Hence Unco·stliness.