Fromprice +‎-y.

pricy (comparativepricierormorepricy,superlativepriciestormostpricy)

1. (informal)Alternative spelling ofpricey
   • 2009 July 1, Jim Robbins, “A House in the Woods, After the Woods Are Gone”, inThe New York Times‎^[1]:

     At $60,000 it waspricy, the high end of our range. But it would give us the best of both worlds.

   • 2010 March 22, Martha Rose Shulman, “Slim Pickings? You Can Still Eat Well”, inThe New York Times‎^[2]:

     I’ve chosen some pasta dishes that are delicious with or without the addition of Parmesan cheese, which can bepricy.

   • 2012 April 21, Katharine Mieszkowski, “Gouged by Some Small Groceries, Food Program Cracks Down”, inThe New York Times‎^[3]:

     Taxpayers footed the bill for thepricy tortillas, which were bought in early April with a government voucher from the California Women, Infants and Children program, a federally financed nutrition program that is administered by the state.

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