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fastuous
[ fas-choo-uhs ]
adjective
- haughty; arrogant.
- showy; ostentatious.
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- fastu·ous·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fastuous1
1630–40; < Latin fastuōsus, equivalent to fastu ( s ) haughtiness, arrogance ( fastidious ) + -ōsus -ous
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