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   fussy

   /ˈfʌsi/

   adjective

   • 1. fastidious about one's needs or requirements; hard to please: "he is very fussy about what he eats" Similar finickyparticularover-particularfastidiousdiscriminatingselectivedaintypunctilioushard to pleasedifficultexactingdemandinginformal:choosypickynitpickingold womanishold maidishpernicketyfaddishfaddypersnicketyarchaic:niceovernicerare:finicalOpposite easy to pleaseindiscriminate
   • 2. full of unnecessary detail or decoration: "she describes her own style as elegant chic, simple not fussy" Similar over-elaborateover-embellishedoverdecoratedover-ornateoverdoneoverworkedbusyclutteredlabouredstrainedfloridornatefancyOpposite understated
   • ▪ showing excessive or anxious concern about detail: "Eleanor patted her hair with quick, fussy movements"
   • 3. (of a baby or infant) prone to crying or being upset; irritable: "the rocker has a calming vibration setting that helps soothe fussy babies"

   Derivatives

   • 1. fussily adverb
   • 2. fussiness noun

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   What is a fussy person?

   • Someone who is fussy is very concerned with unimportant details and is difficult to please . Her aunt was small, with a rather fussy manner. She adjusted her coloured head scarf fussily. He was once described as a fussily accurate test pilot. There's a lack of fussiness about the way he works.

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   What does a fussy shirt mean?

   • Fussy can also describe something that has too much going on, like a fussy shirt that has ruffles, buttons, and a large floral pattern. "Fussy."

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   What is fussy adjective?

   • Definition of fussy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary too concerned about having things exactly as you want them; hard to please She's such a fussy eater. ‘Where do you want to go for lunch?’ ‘I'm not fussy (= I don't mind).’ fussy about something Our teacher is very fussy about punctuation.

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   What does too fussy mean?

   • doing something with small, quick, nervous movements having too much detail or decoration The costume designs are too fussy. Definition of fussy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   FUSSY definition: 1. not easily satisfied, or having very high standards about particular things: 2. having too much…. Learn more.

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     FUSSY meaning: 1. not easily satisfied, or having very high...

   • Fussy: Korean Translation

     fussy translate: 까다로운. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     FUSSY translate: 好き嫌いが多い, 気難しい, うるさい. Learn more in the...

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     fussy translate: wybredny, drobiazgowy, (zbyt)...

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     FUSSY translate: fastidioso, difficile da accontentare,...

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   Learn the meaning of fussy as an adjective, with synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related words. Fussy can mean easily upset, overly decorative, or hard to please.

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   Fussy definition: excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details.. See examples of FUSSY used in a sentence.

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   Definitions of fussy. adjective. exacting especially about details. “ fussy about clothes” synonyms: finical, finicky, particular, picky. fastidious. giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness. adjective. annoyed and irritable.

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   Someone who is fussy is very concerned with unimportant details and is difficult to please. She is very fussy about what she wears. American English : fussy / ˈfʌsi /

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   adjective. /ˈfʌsi/ (comparative fussier, superlative fussiest) (disapproving) too concerned about having things exactly as you want them; hard to please. fussy parents. She's such a fussy eater. ‘Where do you want to go for lunch?’ ‘I'm not fussy (= I don't mind).’. fussy about something Our teacher is very fussy about punctuation.

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   Fussy means easily upset, fastidious, or hard to please. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective, as well as related words and expressions.