Australian English Meaning of fustian

fustian

Other Australian English words related to fustian

synonyms

• rhetoric
• rhetorical
• bombastic
• flatulent
• gaseous
• gassy
• high-flown
• blown up
• oratorical
• Papal
• bloated
• Elevated
• flowery
• flowery
• grandiose
• highfalutin
• high-flown
• high-sounding
• highfalutin
• elevated
• ornate
• Bombastic
• pompous
• pretentious
• Stilted
• swollen
• Turgid
• verbose
• Windy
• wordy

antonyms

• direct
• eloquent
• plain
• unrhetorical
• bald
• Matter of fact
• simple
• unadorned
• straightforward
• unadorned
• unaffected
• unpretentious
• Articulate
• plainspoken

Definitions and Meaning of fustian in English

Wordnet

fustian (n)

pompous or pretentious talk or writing

a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap

Webster

fustian (n.)

A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff, including corduroy, velveteen, etc.

An inflated style of writing; a kind of writing in which high-sounding words are used,' above the dignity of the thoughts or subject; bombast.

Webster

fustian (a.)

Made of fustian.

Pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated; bombastic; as, fustian history.

FAQs About the word fustian

What is the Australian English meaning of the word fustian

fustian

What is the English meaning of the word fustian

pompous or pretentious talk or writing, a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight napA kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff, including c

What are the synonyms of the word fustian

rhetoric,rhetorical,bombastic,flatulent,gaseous,gassy,high-flown,blown up,oratorical,Papal

What are the antonyms of the word fustian

direct,eloquent,plain,unrhetorical,bald,Matter of fact,simple,unadorned,straightforward,unadorned