fussy

fussy
[[t]fʌ̱si[/t]]
fussier, fussiest
1) ADJ-GRADED: oft ADJ about n (disapproval) Someone who is fussy is very concerned with unimportant details and is difficult to please.

She is not fussy about her food...

Her aunt was small, with a rather fussy manner.

Derived words:
fussily ADV-GRADED ADV with v, ADV adj

She adjusted her coloured head scarf fussily...

He was once described as a fussily accurate test pilot.

fussiness N-UNCOUNT

There's a lack of fussiness about the way he works.

2) ADJ-GRADED (disapproval) If you describe things such as clothes and furniture as fussy, you are criticizing them because they are too elaborate or detailed.

We are not very keen on floral patterns and fussy designs.

Derived words:
fussily ADV-GRADED ADV adj/-ed

...the fussily ornate Jubilee Room at the House of Commons.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • fussy — 1831, from FUSS (Cf. fuss) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Fussily; fussiness …   Etymology dictionary

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  • 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

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  • 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

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