fustilarian

English

Alternative forms

fastilarian, fustilirian

Etymology

Possibly from fustilugs (“unattractive, grossly overweight person”) +‎ -arian.[1][2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌfʌs.tɪˈlæɹ.ɪ.ən/[3]
Rhymes: -æɹɪənie

Noun

fustilarian (plural fustilarians)

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

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:villain

References

Shipley, Joseph T. (1955) Dictionary of Early English, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 287
Vienne-Guerrin, Nathalie (2016) Shakespeare's Insults: A Pragmatic Dictionary, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 203
Crystal, David (2016) The Oxford Dictionary of Original Shakespearean Pronunciation, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 229

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