Pronounced: KWID-nunk, noun
Notes: I didn’t know this word, but I like it a lot
Yesterday’s word
The word fastuous means
- haughty; arrogant
- pretentious
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1600s
Background / Comments
As I noted, I know the word fatuous”, but that’s not related. A word that is related to our word is “fastidious” (they trace back to the same word). Our word comes from the Latin word fastuosus, which comes from fastus (arrogance; pride).
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