Word of the Week

Just dug this up from an old post from 2008. The word is "fustian." It could be considered a synonym for pretentious, but more in reference to one's writing or speech. Enjoy...


Fustian
–noun

1.

a stout fabric of cotton and flax.

2.

a fabric of stout twilled cotton or of cotton and low-qualitywool, with a short nap or pile.

3.

inflated or turgid language in writing or speaking: Fustiancan't disguise the author's meager plot.

Actually, this word reminds me of the quote about the rhetoric of Warren G. Harding. It was said that a typical speech by Harding was like "an army of pompous phrases moving over the landscape in search of an idea."