[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

expensive \expen"sive\, a.
   1. occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly;
      dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or
      family.
      1913 webster

            war is expensive, and peace desirable. --burke.
      1913 webster

   2. free in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad
      sense: extravagant; lavish. r.
      1913 webster

            an active, expensive, indefatigable goodness.
                                                  --sprat.
      1913 webster

            the idle and expensive are dangerous. --sir w.
                                                  temple.

   syn: costly; dear; high-priced; lavish; extravagant. --
        expen"sively, adv. -- expen"siveness, n.
        1913 webster
see also:
expen"sively expen"siveness 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

expensive
     adj : high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes";
           "an expensive shop" ant: cheap
see also:
cheap 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 moby thesaurus words for "expensive":
   cheap, costly, dear, dear-bought, extravagant, fancy, high,
   high-priced, immoderate, luxurious, not affordable, of great cost,
   overpriced, precious, premium, priced, priceless, pricey, rich,
   steep, stiff, sumptuous, thrifty, top, uneconomical, unpayable,
   valuable

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