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fussy

[ fuhs-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, fuss·i·er, fuss·i·est.

excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details.
hard to satisfy or please:
a fussy eater.
Synonyms: persnickety, finicky, choosy, particular
(of clothes, decoration, etc.) elaborately made, trimmed, or decorated:
All the bric-a-brac gave the room a fussy, cluttered look.
full of details, especially in excess:
His writing is so fussy I lose the thread of the story.

fussy

/ ˈfʌsɪ /

inclined to fuss over minor points
very particular about detail
characterized by overelaborate detail
the furniture was too fussy to be elegant

Origin of fussy¹

First recorded in 1825–35; fuss + -y ¹

In the era of Tea Party stunts and dramatic fan-based delays, the debate was moderately fussy.

It was nearing naptime and so the three hurried to grab groceries, worrying that the baby would get fussy after too long.

“Those kids are starting to be of legal drinking age,” McMahan says of once-fussy eaters who he hopes remain picky drinkers, too.

The fussy legal language complicates what is sometimes a life-or-death situation.

Last month a similarly fussy—if more PG—correction went viral.

Farewell, too, energetic and laborious dancer, my partner's middle-aged fussy cousin!

"I don't know," he muttered in the face of a fussy little woman, who jumped aside to let him pass.

We could get along with her all right; sometimes she is splendid, even if she is so fussy.

By calling fussy little strikes often enough I could have kept the profits close to the zero mark.

I wish my wife was not so fussy, though that is a kind of thing, Lady Eustace, that one has to expect from young wives.

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