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fustilarian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌfʌs.tɪˈlæɹ.ɪ.ən/

Etymology

Possibly from fustilugs (“unattractive, grossly overweight person”) + -arian.

Meanings

1. (nonce-word, obsolete) A low fellow; a stinkard; a scoundrel.
   • Away you scullion, you rampallian, you fustilarian. c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:

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Synonyms

villain