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“fustians”
Pompous, inflated or impressive writing or speech without much meaning; high-sounding language.
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In its earliest sense, fustian is "a fabric made from cotton and linen", but now it is used to mean "pretentious speech or writing".
His stated motive is to meet "the flood of cant, fustian and emotional nonsense" which pollutes the intellectual atmosphere.
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English Words in Action, Group F
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