fustian
/ˈfʌstʃən/
noun
- Language or writing that sounds important or impressive but has little real meaning; bombastic talk.
- Critics dismissed the novel as fustian pretending to be profound.
- The politician's speech was full of fustian and offered no real solutions.
- His writing is clear and direct, avoiding the fustian of many academic papers.
- A thick, strong cloth made of cotton and flax, used especially in the past for clothing.
- Fustian was a popular fabric for durable work clothes.
- The museum displayed a coat made of fustian from the 1700s.
- Workers in the 19th century often wore jackets made of fustian.
Antonyms
adjective
- Using or describing language that is pompous or bombastic.
- She prefers plain English over fustian rhetoric.
- The article was filled with fustian phrases that said nothing new.
- His fustian style of speaking bored the audience.