See Also: Ambi-(medicine)
ambi-(dictionary)
costly(dictionary)
costly(dictionary)

ambi- (iou) and costly (oh)


ambi- (iou)



ambi- combining form. ['ambi]
[Latin ambi-, ambo.]
Forming adjectives and nouns with the sense 'both, on both sides, both ways', as ambilingual, ambisexual, ambisexuality, etc.

costly (oh)



very expensive, especially wasting a lot of money
::a complex and costly procedure
::Such a database would be extremely costly to set up.
something that is costly causes a lot of problems or trouble
::His delay in making a decision could prove costly in the long run.
-- costliness n [U]