fustian
UK/'fʌstiәn/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A coarse, thick cotton or cotton-linen fabric; pompous or inflated language; bombast.
棉麻粗布；浮夸的言辞，大话
adj.
Made of fustian fabric; using pompous or inflated language.
棉麻粗布制的；浮夸的
Root Breakdown
Native Englishfustianother
=fustian
Common Collocations
- 1.fustian cloth粗布
- 2.fustian language浮夸语言
- 3.fustian rhetoric空洞言辞
Example Sentences
- 1.
The old fustian fabric was worn but still strong.
- 2.
His speech was full of fustian and lacked substance.