FASTUOUS


Meaning of FASTUOUS in English

ˈfaschəwəs adjective

Etymology: French or Latin; French fastueux, from Latin fastuosus, from fastus pride, arrogance + -osus -ose; akin to Latin fastigium top, extremity — more at bristle

1. : haughty , arrogant , prideful

a fastuous air of finality — Carl Van Vechten

2. : ostentatious , showy

the most fastuous spectacle ever offered in the present opera house — Janet Flanner

the fastuous pomps and magnificence of ancient Carthage — Times Literary Supplement

• fas·tu·ous·ly adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.