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fussy
fuss·y F0375000 (fŭs′ē)adj. fuss·i·er, fuss·i·est 1. Easily upset; given to bouts of ill temper: a fussy baby.2. Paying great or excessive attention to personal tastes and appearance; fastidious: He was always fussy about clothes.3. Calling for or requiring great attention to sometimes trivial details: a fussy actuarial problem.4. Full of superfluous details: "It can indeed be fussy, filling with ornament what should be empty space" (H.D.F. Kitto). fuss′i·ly adv.fuss′i·ness n.fussy (ˈfʌsɪ) adj, fussier or fussiest1. inclined to fuss over minor points2. very particular about detail3. characterized by overelaborate detail: the furniture was too fussy to be elegant. ˈfussily adv ˈfussiness nfuss•y (ˈfʌs i) adj. fuss•i•er, fuss•i•est. 1. excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details. 2. hard to satisfy or please: a fussy eater. 3. elaborately or ornately made, trimmed, or decorated: a room with a fussy, cluttered look; a fussy hat. 4. full of details, esp. in excess. [1825–35] fuss′i•ly, adv. fuss′i•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | fussy - annoyed and irritable bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered, crossill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition | | 2. | fussy - overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"busyfancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes" | | 3. | fussy - exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"finical, finicky, picky, particularfastidious - giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness" |
fussyadjective1. particular, difficult, exacting, discriminating, fastidious, dainty, squeamish, choosy (informal), picky (informal), nit-picking (informal), hard to please, finicky, pernickety, faddish, faddy, anal retentive, old-maidish, old womanish, overparticular She's not fussy about her food.2. overelaborate, busy, cluttered, rococo, overdecorated, overembellished We are not keen on floral patterns and fussy designs.fussyadjective1. Very difficult to please:choosy, dainty, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicky, meticulous, nice, particular, persnickety, squeamish.Informal: picky.2. Excessively filled with detail:busy, cluttered, crowded.Translationsfuss (fas) noun unnecessary excitement, worry or activity, often about something unimportant. Don't make such a fuss. 大驚小怪 大惊小怪 verb to be too concerned with or pay too much attention to (unimportant) details. She fusses over children. 過分體貼關心 过分体贴关心ˈfussy adjective1. too concerned with details; too particular; difficult to satisfy. She is very fussy about her food. 過分講究的 过分讲究的2. (of clothes etc) with too much decoration. a very fussy hat. 過分裝飾的 过分装饰的ˈfussily adverb 過分講究地,過分裝飾地 过分讲究地,过分装饰地 make a fuss of to pay a lot of attention to. He always makes a fuss of his grandchildren. 對某人過分關心 对某人过分关心IdiomsSeefussy as a hen with one chickFinancialSeeFussfussy Related to fussy: high-spirited, meddlesSynonyms for fussyadj particularSynonyms- particular
- difficult
- exacting
- discriminating
- fastidious
- dainty
- squeamish
- choosy
- picky
- nit-picking
- hard to please
- finicky
- pernickety
- faddish
- faddy
- anal retentive
- old-maidish
- old womanish
- overparticular
adj overelaborateSynonyms- overelaborate
- busy
- cluttered
- rococo
- overdecorated
- overembellished
Synonyms for fussyadj very difficult to pleaseSynonyms- choosy
- dainty
- exacting
- fastidious
- finical
- finicky
- meticulous
- nice
- particular
- persnickety
- squeamish
- picky
adj excessively filled with detailSynonymsSynonyms for fussyadj annoyed and irritableSynonyms- bad-tempered
- crabbed
- crabby
- grouchy
- grumpy
- ill-tempered
- cross
Related Wordsadj overcrowded or cluttered with detailSynonymsRelated Wordsadj exacting especially about detailsSynonyms- finical
- finicky
- picky
- particular
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