Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Proud; haughty.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective obsolete Proud; haughty; disdainful.

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  • adjective obsolete proud; haughty; disdainful

Etymologies

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Latin fastuosus, from fastus haughtiness, pride: compare French fastueux.

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Examples

  • His backside happened to be to the donkey-rather too close to the donkey for the donkey's liking-and at that exact, fastuous instant, the ungrateful creature lashed out with its hind legs, one of its hooves kicking thin air but the other dealing Switters's right stilt a blow that sent him flying.

    Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates Robbins, Tom 2000

  • His backside happened to be to the donkey-rather too close to the donkey for the donkey's liking-and at that exact, fastuous instant, the ungrateful creature lashed out with its hind legs, one of its hooves kicking thin air but the other dealing Switters's right stilt a blow that sent him flying.

    Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates Robbins, Tom 2000

  • The King of Saxony had paid a visit to Brussels in the late autumn of 1914 and had invited this Colonel of his Army to a fastuous banquet given at the Palace Hotel.

    Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement Harry Hamilton Johnston 1892

  • Northallerton or old, married schoolfellows from other northern or midland towns coming to partake of her fastuous hospitality.

    Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement Harry Hamilton Johnston 1892

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