Fastuous describes someone who is haughty, arrogant, or pretentious, originating from the Latin word for 'arrogance.'
Fastuous means haughty or arrogant, or pretentious. The word comes from Latin 'fastus,' meaning 'arrogance.'
| Back | fastuous /FAS-choo-uhs/ |
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| Front | adjective 1. Haughty; arrogant. 2. Pretentious. [From Latin fastuosus, from fastus (arrogance). Earliest documented use: 1638.] “Here the gentry live a fastuous life and wear chic clothes.” - Edwin Jahiel; Brotherhood of Wolf Stylish, Confused Mess; News Gazette (Champaign, Illinois); Feb 14, 2002. |
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