1 costing too much:
The food was good but very dear.
2 used in expressions of anger, disappointment, sadness, or surprise:
5 used to express annoyance, disappointment, unhappiness, or surprise:
6 a person who is loved or greatly liked:
Annie’s such a dear.
Have something to eat, dear.
7 expensive:
Tourist restaurants are too dear for the locals.
8 to cause someone to have a lot problems or to lose a lot of money:
The Government's lack of knowledge about IT systems has undoubtedly cost it dear.
In loving memory of my dear husband, who departed this life on 5 May, 1978.
Emily is such a dear, kind person - she would never hurt anyone.
They haven't a clue that they are doing so, poor dears, but that doesn't destroy the fact that they are.
The poor old dears in the fixed income group are disappointed in the party opposite.
There is no precedent whatever for instructing an authority—an authority, mark you—to do all that it can to secure, poor dears.
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