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fustian

noun

/ˈfʌstɪən/

Meaning

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

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

bombast, rant, grandiloquence, pretension, pomposity

simplicity, plainness, clarity

fustian speech, fustian language, fustian rhetoric

A magical word used to invoke a curse; an evil spell

A mindset that believes in learning, developing, and improving skills.

A significant stage or event in the development of something; an important achievement.

A room or building equipped for scientific experiments, research, or teaching, or for the manufactur...

A sequence of film editing or a composite image made by combining several separate pictures.

A soft gentle breeze.