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fussy

[ fuhs-ee ]

adjective

fussier, fussiest.
  1. excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details.
  2. hard to satisfy or please:

    a fussy eater.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. (of clothes, decoration, etc.) elaborately made, trimmed, or decorated:

    All the bric-a-brac gave the room a fussy, cluttered look.

  4. full of details, especially in excess:

    His writing is so fussy I lose the thread of the story.



fussy

/ ˈŽÚʌ²õɪ /

adjective

  1. inclined to fuss over minor points
  2. very particular about detail
  3. characterized by overelaborate detail

    the furniture was too fussy to be elegant

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈŽÚ³Ü²õ²õŸ±±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈŽÚ³Ü²õ²õŸ±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ŽÚ³Ü²õ²õi·±ô²â adverb
  • ŽÚ³Ü²õ²õi·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ŽÇv±ð°ù·ŽÚ³Ü²õ²õy adjective
  • un·ŽÚ³Ü²õ²õi·±ô²â adverb
  • un·ŽÚ³Ü²õ²õi·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·ŽÚ³Ü²õ²õy adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fussy1

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

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She said the charity had "all sorts of food" to give out, adding: "If you do have a fussy dog or cat, we will try to help."

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Not in a fussy, croquembouche kind of way — just enough to give them the structural ambition they deserve.

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It was harder for my little siblings as they were a bit more fussy.

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One of the guiding philosophies of KBC—both her restaurant and herself—is "we don't do fussy."

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"All that sort of fussy hair and makeup and all that stuff, I think that drove him crazy."

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