fustian

n. பருத்தியாலான கருநிற மணித்துவாலைத் துணி, வீண்பகட்டான பேச்சு, வீறாப்பான எழுத்து, தற்பெருமை, (பெ.) தடித்த சருச்சரையுள்ள பருத்தித்துணியாற் செய்யப்பட்ட, பகட்டான.

Synonyms

rhodomontade braggadocio gasconade bluster inflatedness pomposity exaggerativeness fustian

Antonyms

truthfulness moderation refrain veracity modesty temperateness humility

Fus"tian, n. Etym: [OE. fustan, fustian, OF. fustaine, F. futaine, It. fustagno, fr. LL. fustaneum, fustanum; cf. Pr. fustani, Sp. fustan. So called from Fustat, i. e., Cairo, where it was made.] 1. A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff, including corduroy, velveteen, etc. 2. 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. Claudius . . . has run his description into the most wretched fustian. Addison. Fus"tian, a. 1. Made of fustian. 2. Pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated; bombastic; as, fustian history. Walpole.

fustian - Similar Words

stian fustianist austrian fustilarian fustigation ustion fustic fusion fuscin fusain