Today’s Words That Work: Fustian
Fustian (FUS-chun) – from the French – is inflated or turgid language in writing or speaking. Example (as used by Georgette Heyer in The Grand Sophy): “‘Pooh,’ said Sophy. ‘Mind your horses, Charles, and don’t talk fustian to me.’”
Thursday, March 31, 2011
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