What does "fustian" mean?
Fustian: An inflated style of writing; a kind of writing in which high- sounding words are used,' above the dignity of the thoughts or subject; bombast. Claudius . . . has run his description into the most wretched fustian. Addison.
Additional senses
- 2.Made of fustian.
- 3.Pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated; bombastic; as, fustian history. Walpole.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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