FASTUOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (FAS-choo-uhs)

MEANING: adjective: 1. Haughty; arrogant. 2. Pretentious.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin fastuosus, from fastus (arrogance). Earliest documented use: 1638.
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FISTUOUS - given to hitting, with minimal provocation

FASTULOUS - tends to protest by going on a hunger strike

FASTUOUT - our bouncer is very efficient here