pricy

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English

Etymology

From price +‎ -y.

Adjective

pricy (comparative pricier or more pricy, superlative priciest or most pricy)

  1. (informal) Alternative spelling of pricey
    • 2009 July 1, Jim Robbins, “A House in the Woods, After the Woods Are Gone”, in The New York Times:
      At $60,000 it was pricy, the high end of our range. But it would give us the best of both worlds.
    • 2010 March 22, Martha Rose Shulman, “Slim Pickings? You Can Still Eat Well”, in The New York Times:
      I’ve chosen some pasta dishes that are delicious with or without the addition of Parmesan cheese, which can be pricy.
    • 2012 April 21, Katharine Mieszkowski, “Gouged by Some Small Groceries, Food Program Cracks Down”, 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.

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