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fastuous definition

fas·tu·ous (fas′tyo̵̅o̅ əs)

adjective

  1. haughty; lofty
  2. ostentatious; pretentious

Etymology: L fastuosus < fastus: see fastidious

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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