What does fustianist mean?
Fustianist means (archaic) A pompous writer..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic) A pompous writer..
and in their choice preferring the gay rankneſs of Apuleius, Arnobius, or any modern Suſtianiſt, before the native Latiniſms of Cicero.
I feel convinced therefore that your Lordship, fustianist though you may be, must have blushed to indulge in such pribble prabble
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Fustianist means (archaic) A pompous writer..
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and in their choice preferring the gay rankneſs of Apuleius, Arnobius, or any modern Suſtianiſt, before the native Latiniſms of Cicero.
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