fastuous

a.

[L. fastuosus, from fastus haughtiness, pride: cf. F. fastueux.]
Proud; haughty; disdainful. [Obs.] Barrow. -- Fas·tu·ous·ness, n. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

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(FAS-choo-uhs)

adjective
1. Haughty; arrogant.
2. Pretentious.

Etymology
From Latin fastuosus, from fastus (arrogance).

Usage
"(John) Ray analysed the distinctive characteristics of the Italians: They are ingenious, apprehensive of anything, and quick witted ... a still quiet people, as being naturally melancholy; of a middle temper, between the fastuous gravity of the Spaniard, and unquiet levity of the French ..." — Robert Illiffe, Foreign Bodies, Canadian Journal of History (Saskatoon), Dec 1998.

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haughty, arrogant; ostentatious, showy

IN BRIEF: Haughty, arrogant, prideful.