fastuous
English
Etymology
From Latin fastuosus, from fastus (“haughtiness, pride”). Compare French fastueux.
Adjective
fastuous (comparative more fastuous, superlative most fastuous)
- (obsolete) proud; haughty; disdainful
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Related terms
- fastuousness
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for fastuous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)