highpriced

English

Adjective

highpriced (comparative more highpriced, superlative most highpriced)

  1. Rare spelling of high-priced.
    • 1898, Publications of the Georgia State Department of Agriculture, volume 23, page 60:
      The temptation to the impoverished farmer to borrow money to invest in highpriced mules, highpriced fertilizers and highpriced provisions to raise highpriced cotton was too alluring to be resisted.
    • 1916, The Editorial, volume 1, page 7:
      It is contended that fashionable, highpriced garments are no longer deemed necessary during the automobile season, and plain, wholesome food has to a considerable extent supplanted fancy highpriced dishes.
    • 1921, Dry Goods Economist, volume 75, numbers 4026-4034, page 55:
      Highpriced garments are highpriced because they are exclusive, and because they are exclusive they have tyo be made of the best materials and made in the best way.
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