FASTUOUS

Meaning of FASTUOUS in English

[fas.tu.ous] adj [L fastuosus, fr. fastus arrogance] (1638) 1: haughty, arrogant "a ~ air of finality --Carl Van Vechten"

2: ostentatious, showy "disdained ~ ceremonies"

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

FASTUOUS — adjective Etymology: Latin fastuosus, from fastus arrogance Date: 1638 haughty , arrogant , ostentatious , showy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FASTUOUS — ˈfaschəwəs adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French fastueux, from Latin fastuosus, from fastus pride, arrogance + -osus -ose; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FASTUOUS — (a.) Proud; haughty; disdainful.
Английский словарь Webster
FASTUOUS — — fastuously , adv. /fas"chooh euhs/ , adj. 1. haughty; arrogant. 2. showy; ostentatious. [ 1630-40; fastuosus, equiv. to fastu …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FASTUOUS — adjective Etymology: Latin fastuosus, from fastus arrogance Date: 1638 1. : haughty , arrogant a fastuous air of finality — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FASTUOUS — adj proud; haughty; disdainful.
Webster English vocab
FASTUOUS — Pronunciation: ' fas-ch ə -w ə s Function: adjective Etymology: Latin fastuosus, from fastus arrogance Date: 1638 1 : HAUGHTY …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FASTUOUSLY — adverb see fastuous
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRETENTIOUS — adj. 1 ostentatious, showy, superficial, pompous, arrogant, bombastic, inflated, high-flown, exaggerated, vainglorious, fastuous, grandiose, grandiloquent, extravagant, magniloquent The minister's pretentious …
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