🗣️fustian

noun
/ˈfʌstɪən/

Meaning

pompous or pretentious speech or writing; originally a type of thick cloth

Example Sentences

The politician's speech was filled with fustian and empty promises.

Synonyms

bombast, rant, grandiloquence, pretension, pomposity

Antonyms

simplicity, plainness, clarity

Collocations

fustian speech, fustian language, fustian rhetoric

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