Fussy
['fʌsɪ] or ['fʌsi]
Definition
(superl) Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [Colloquial.] Bustling, fidgety, busy about trifles.
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Examples
- He will be fussy and greatful enough. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He is very accurate, and particular about the truth--a good trait, though you call him 'fussy'. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He was a short, thick-set man, carefully dressed, with a round, good-natured countenance, and something rather fussy and particular in his appearance. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Oh, no--but probably one of the least fussy, she answered, a smile in her voice. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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