uncostly
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The new air does but make old decadences seem more stale; the young soil does but set into fresh conditions the ready-made, the uncostly, the refuse feeling of a race decivilising.
From The Rhythm of Life by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson
The new air does but make old decadences seem more stale; the young soil does but set into fresh conditions the ready-made, the uncostly, the refuse feeling of a race decivilizing.
From Essays by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson
Morning after morning, from the back-page of your newspaper, quick and uncostly cures for every human ill thrust themselves wildly on you.
From Yet Again by Beerbohm, Max, Sir
Nothing is so beautiful as a rose diamond with the light playing through it, except that uncostly thing which is just like it—wavy sea-water with the sunlight playing through it and striking a white-sand bottom.
From Following the Equator, Part 7 by Twain, Mark
So, when a party of friends at a caffè eat or drink, each one pays for what he takes, and pecuniarily, the enjoyment of the evening is uncostly or not, according as each prefers.
From Venetian Life by Howells, William Dean