FASTUOUS


Meaning of FASTUOUS in English

— fastuously , adv.

/fas"chooh euhs/ , adj.

1. haughty; arrogant.

2. showy; ostentatious.

[ 1630-40; fastuosus, equiv. to fastu ( s ) haughtiness, arrogance (cf. FASTIDIOUS) + -osus -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .