Fustian (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
  2. a fabric of stout twilled cotton or of cotton and low-quality wool, with a short nap or pile.
  3. inflated or turgid language in writing or speaking: Fustian can't disguise the author's meager plot.
adjective
  1. made of fustian: a fustian coat;fustian bed linen.
  2. pompous or bombastic, as language: fustian melodrama.
  3. worthless; cheap: fustian knaves and dupes.
noun
    • a hard-wearing fabric of cotton mixed with flax or wool with a slight nap
    • (as modifier)
  2. pompous or pretentious talk or writing
adjective
  1. cheap; worthless
  2. pompous; bombastic
Fustian (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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