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- [fuhs-chuh n]
- /ˈfʌs tʃən/
- /ˈfʌs.ti.ən/
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- [fuhs-chuh n]
- /ˈfʌs tʃən/
Definitions of fustian word
- noun fustian a stout fabric of cotton and flax. 1
- noun fustian a fabric of stout twilled cotton or of cotton and low-quality wool, with a short nap or pile. 1
- noun fustian inflated or turgid language in writing or speaking: Fustian can't disguise the author's meager plot. 1
- adjective fustian made of fustian: a fustian coat; fustian bed linen. 1
- adjective fustian pompous or bombastic, as language: fustian melodrama. 1
- adjective fustian worthless; cheap: fustian knaves and dupes. 1
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Origin of fustian
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English < Old French fustaigne < Medieval Latin fūstāneum, perhaps a derivative of Latin fūstis stick, cudgel (Late Latin: trunk; cf. fusty), if a translation of Latin xylinus, Greek (Septuagint) xýlina lína cotton, literally, linen from wood; Fostat, a suburb of Cairo, has also been proposed as the source of fūstāneum
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Parts of speech for Fustian
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fustian popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
fustian usage trend in Literature
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adj fustian
- pontifical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
- ranting — to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours.
- arrogant — Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.
- boastful — If someone is boastful, they talk too proudly about something that they have done or that they own.
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
noun fustian
- newspeak — (sometimes initial capital letter) an official or semiofficial style of writing or saying one thing in the guise of its opposite, especially in order to serve a political or ideological cause while pretending to be objective, as in referring to “increased taxation” as “revenue enhancement.”.
- bombast — Bombast is trying to impress people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- flummery — oatmeal or flour boiled with water until thick.
- slanguage — slang; a vocabulary of slang.
- rhetoric — (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
adjective fustian
- flaunting — Present participle of flaunt.
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