† faˈstigious, a. Obs.
[f. L. fastīgi-um + -ous.]
Like a fastigium; with gables. Also fig. Pretentious.
| 1670 G. H. Hist. Cardinals i. iii. 94 They thought the Title too eminent and fastigious [orig. sollevato] for them. 1697 Evelyn Acc. Architects (1723) 50 The ancients dwellinghouses being generally flat at the top, Julius Cæsar being the first whom they Indulg'd to raise his Palace in this Fastigious manner. |