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fustianist

fustianist noun: a pompous writer.

Noun

fustianist (plural fustianists)

  1. (archaic) A pompous writer.
    • and in their choice preferring the gay rankneſs of Apuleius, Arnobius, or any modern Suſtianiſt, before the native Latiniſms of Cicero.1642 April, John Milton, An Apology for Smectymnuus; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […], volume I, Amsterdam [actually...
    • I feel convinced therefore that your Lordship, fustianist though you may be, must have blushed to indulge in such pribble prabble1834, a member of the Univversity of Cambridge, A Letter to the Right Rev. Dr. Philpotts

Forms of fustianist

pluralfustianists

Origin of fustianist

From fustian + -ist.

Questions about fustianist

What does fustianist mean?
Fustianist means a pompous writer.
What part of speech is fustianist?
Fustianist is a noun.
What is the plural of fustianist?
The plural of fustianist is fustianists.

Words near fustianist in the dictionary

  1. fustian
  2. fustianed
  3. fustianise
  4. fustianish
  5. fustianism
  6. fustianist
  7. fustianists
  8. fustianize
  9. fustianized
  10. fustianizes
  11. fustianizing

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