fussier; fussiest
1
: easily upset : irritable
2
: overly decorative
a fussy wallpaper pattern
3
a
: requiring or giving close attention to details
fussy bookkeeping procedures
b
: revealing a sometimes extreme concern for niceties : fastidious, picky
Examples of fussy in a Sentence
I'm not fussy about where we eat.
The room was cluttered and fussy.
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Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Sheen plays Aziraphale, a fussy angel and rare-book dealer, while Tennant plays the fast-living demon Crowley.
—Peter White, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
The fluffy black brush is particularly helpful for shaping and perfecting her (super fussy) brow ends.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 5 Sep. 2024
Leslie Kelly Connecting through food The restaurants at both Van Isle venues carry on the clever approach by delivering food that comes off as fun, not fussy.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Fussy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fussy. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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fussy
adjective
fussier; fussiest
1
: inclined to complain or whine
a fussy child
2
a
: needing or giving much attention to details
a fussy job
b
: hard to please
fussy about food
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