- fussy
- [ˈfʌsi]adj1) only satisfied if things are exactly as you want them to be2) containing too many small parts or details
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Fussy — Fuss y, a. [Compar. {Fussier}; superl. {Fussiest}.] Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety. [1913 Webster] Not at all fussy about his personal appearance. R. G. White. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fussy — País … Wikipedia Español
fussy — fussy; un·fussy; … English syllables
Fussy — is a commune in the Cher département in central France.ee also*Communes of the Cher department … Wikipedia
fussy — index meticulous, particular (exacting), precise, punctilious, punctual Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fussy — 1831, from FUSS (Cf. fuss) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Fussily; fussiness … Etymology dictionary
fussy — finicky, finicking, finical, particular, persnickety, pernickety, dainty, fastidious, squeamish, *nice Analogous words: exacting, demanding, requiring (see DEMAND vb): querulous, fretful, irritable … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fussy — [adj] meticulous, particular careful, choosy, conscientious, conscionable, dainty, difficult, discriminating, exact, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicky, fretful, fuddy duddy*, hard to please*, heedful, nit picking*, overfastidious,… … New thesaurus
fussy — ► ADJECTIVE (fussier, fussiest) 1) fastidious about one s requirements and hard to please. 2) full of unnecessary detail or decoration. DERIVATIVES fussily adverb fussiness noun … English terms dictionary
fussy — [fus′ē] adj. fussier, fussiest 1. a) habitually fussing; bustling about or worrying over trifles b) overly exacting and hard to please c) whining, fretting, etc., as a baby 2. showing or needing careful attention 3 … English World dictionary
fussy — adjective 1 too concerned or worried about small, usually unimportant details, and difficult to please: Leonora was fussy about her looks. | fussy eater (=someone who dislikes many types of food) compare fastidious 2 not be fussy spoken used when … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
