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单词 fussiness
释义

fussy

adjective

ˈfə-sē How to pronounce fussy (audio)
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
fussily
ˈfə-sə-lē How to pronounce fussy (audio)
adverb
fussiness
ˈfə-sē-nəs How to pronounce fussy (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • crabby
  • cranky
  • grouchy
  • grumpy
  • querulous
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Example Sentences

I'm not fussy about where we eat. The room was cluttered and fussy.
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Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined at sense 3a

Kids Definition

fussy

adjective

ˈfə-sē How to pronounce fussy (audio)
fussier; fussiest
1
: inclined to complain or whine
a fussy child
2
: hard to please
His cat is fussy about food.
3
: overly decorated and complicated
… that bed … is as enormous and fussy as mine. E. L. Konigsburg, From The Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

fussiness

noun

1
as in finickiness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • finickiness
  • fastidiousness
  • daintiness
  • queasiness
  • squeamishness
  • finicalness
  • delicacy
  • qualmishness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • boldness
  • indelicacy
  • gutsiness
2
as in querulousness

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • querulousness
  • belligerence
  • rudeness
  • aggression
  • combativeness
  • sensitivity
  • truculence
  • contentiousness
  • feistiness
  • bellicosity
  • touchiness
  • pugnacity
  • contrariness
  • aggressiveness
  • sulkiness
  • belligerency
  • scrappiness
  • surliness
  • pugnaciousness
  • irritability
  • fretfulness
  • crankiness
  • orneriness
  • disagreeableness
  • supersensitivity
  • jaundice
  • cantankerousness
  • truculency
  • grouchiness
  • grumpiness
  • disputatiousness
  • dyspepsia
  • crustiness
  • quarrelsomeness
  • crossness
  • peevishness
  • curmudgeonliness
  • petulance
  • testiness
  • animosity
  • irascibility
  • fight
  • hostility
  • unfriendliness
  • fierceness
  • antagonism
  • perversity
  • oversensitiveness
  • rancor
  • anger
  • antipathy
  • huffiness
  • indignation
  • biliousness
  • exasperation
  • perverseness
  • fury
  • pettishness
  • choler
  • irritableness
  • wrath
  • rage
  • spleen
  • waspishness
  • irascibleness
  • crotchetiness
  • passion
  • hot-bloodedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • patience
  • tolerance
  • understanding
  • sociability
  • forbearance
  • friendliness
  • agreeableness
  • geniality
  • affability
  • amiability
  • coolness
  • amiableness
  • cordiality
  • tranquility
  • amicability
  • gentleness
  • serenity
  • tranquillity
  • amenity
  • long-suffering
  • good-naturedness
  • mildness
  • kindliness
  • good-humoredness
  • good-temperedness
  • easygoingness
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