How do you pronounce fustian?

fustian is pronounced as /ˈfʌstɪən/.

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fustian

🗣️fustian (fustian)

noun

/ˈfʌstɪən/

discours pompeux (discours pompeux)

fussy fusty

Signification

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

Traduction de la signification

discours ou écriture pompeux ou prétentieux ; à l'origine un type de tissu épais

Phrases d'exemple

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

Le discours du politicien était rempli de fustian et de promesses vides.

Synonymes

bombast, rant, grandiloquence, pretension, pomposity

Antonymes

simplicity, plainness, clarity

Collocations

fustian speech, fustian language, fustian rhetoric

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