costful
The origin and history of costful.
Etymology
Comes from Middle English costful, equivalent to cost + -ful. It may have been influenced by a different Middle English word, also spelled costful, meaning “fraught with hardship”.
The origin and history of costful.
Comes from Middle English costful, equivalent to cost + -ful. It may have been influenced by a different Middle English word, also spelled costful, meaning “fraught with hardship”.
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