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FUSSY
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Irregular inflected forms: fussier , fussiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exacting especially about details
Example:
very particular about how her food was prepared
Synonyms:
finical; finicky; fussy; particular; picky
Classified under:
Similar:
fastidious (giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness)
Derivation:
fuss (a quarrel about petty points)
fussiness (unnecessary elaborateness in details)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Annoyed and irritable
Synonyms:
bad-tempered; crabbed; crabby; cross; fussy; grouchy; grumpy; ill-tempered
Classified under:
Similar:
ill-natured (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)
Derivation:
fussiness (an irritable petulant feeling)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Overcrowded or cluttered with detail
Example:
a fussy design
Synonyms:
busy; fussy
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
fancy (not plain; decorative or ornamented)
Derivation:
fussiness (unnecessary elaborateness in details)
