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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. entailing great loss or sacrifice;
- Example: "a dearly-won victory"
[syn: dearly-won, costly]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dearly-won adj 1: entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory" [syn: dearly-won, costly]