Fussy definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

fussy in American English · 1. excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details · 2. hard to satisfy or please. a fussy eater · 3. (of ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'fussy'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× fussy (fʌsi ) Wordforms:comparativefussier ,superlativefussiest 1. adjective Someonewhoisfussyisveryconcernedwithunimportantdetailsandisdifficulttoplease. [disapproval]Sheisnotfussyaboutherfood.[+about] Herauntwassmall,witharatherfussymanner. Synonyms:particular,difficult,exacting,discriminating MoreSynonymsoffussy fussily gradedadverb[ADVERBwithverb,ADVERBadjective]Sheadjustedhercolouredheadscarffussily. Hewasoncedescribedasafussilyaccuratetestpilot. fussinessuncountablenounThere'salackoffussinessaboutthewayheworks. 2. adjective Ifyoudescribethingssuchasclothesandfurnitureasfussy,youarecriticizingthembecausetheyaretooelaborateordetailed. [disapproval]Wearenotverykeenonfloralpatternsandfussydesigns. Synonyms:overelaborate,busy,cluttered,rococo MoreSynonymsoffussy fussilygradedadverb[ADVERBadjective/-ed]...thefussilyornateJubileeRoomattheHouseofCommons. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof fussy Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'fussy' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'fussy' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'oolong' HindiTranslationof'fussy' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency fussyinBritishEnglish (ˈfʌsɪ ) adjectiveWordforms:fussierorfussiest1. inclinedtofussoverminorpoints 2. veryparticularaboutdetail 3. characterizedbyoverelaboratedetail thefurniturewastoofussytobeelegant CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsfussily(ˈfussily)adverb fussiness(ˈfussiness)noun WordFrequency fussyinAmericanEnglish (ˈfʌsi ) adjectiveWordforms:ˈfussierorˈfussiest1. a.  habituallyfussing;bustlingaboutorworryingovertrifles b.  overlyexactingandhardtoplease c.  whining,fretting,etc.,asababy 2.  showingorneedingcarefulattention 3.  fullofunnecessarydetails Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsfussily(ˈfussily) adverb fussiness(ˈfussiness) noun WordFrequency fussyinAmericanEnglish (ˈfʌsi) adjectiveWordforms:fussier,fussiest1. excessivelybusywithtrifles;anxiousorparticularaboutpettydetails 2. hardtosatisfyorplease afussyeater 3. (ofclothes,decoration,etc.) elaboratelymade,trimmed,ordecorated Allthebric-a-bracgavetheroomafussy,clutteredlook 4. fullofdetails,esp.inexcess HiswritingissofussyIlosethethreadofthestory SYNONYMS2.particular,choosy,finicky,persnickety.Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsfussilyadverb fussinessnoun Wordorigin[1825–35;fuss+-y1] Examplesof'fussy'inasentence fussy TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Buttheygetlessfussywithage.TheSun(2017)Holdingthebagislessfussyanddoesn'tinterferewithheroutfit.TheSun(2016)Theywereayoungcouplewhowantedaseaviewandwereratherfussy.TheSun(2015)Theroomisallabitfussywithoutbeinginteresting.Times,SundayTimes(2008)He'stheleastfussypersonyoucouldmeet.TheSun(2013)Itcertainlylookspretty,alsolessfussyandbulky.Times,SundayTimes(2006)Heisapent-upwalloffussymannersandglacialreservethatinstantlyputspeopleonedge.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Thetablesmaylacklinenandthemenumightbeatouchlessfussy,butthequalityofcookingmorethancutsthemustard.Times,SundayTimes(2007)Itisalwaysbettertomakepavinglessfussythanitssurroundingplanting,whichmeanskeepingthepatternsimple,especiallyacrossalawn.Times,SundayTimes(2010)IwastotallydeterminedtohavetheweddingofmydreamsandIamadmittedlyquiteafussyperson.TheSun(2015) Trendsof fussy Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages fussy BritishEnglish:fussy /ˈfʌsɪ/ADJECTIVESomeonewhoisfussyisveryconcernedwithunimportantdetailsandisdifficulttoplease.Sheisveryfussyaboutwhatshewears.AmericanEnglish:fussy /ˈfʌsi/Arabic:صَعْبُالإرْضَاء منمقBrazilianPortuguese:minucioso Chinese:爱挑剔的 Croatian:sitničav Czech:věčněnespokojený Danish:pertentlig Dutch:kieskeurig roerigEuropeanSpanish:quisquilloso Finnish:nirso French:tatillon German:kleinlich Greek:σχολαστικός Italian:esigente Japanese:騒ぎたてる Korean:야단법석하는 Norwegian:masete Polish:grymaśny EuropeanPortuguese:exigente Romanian:pretențiosRussian:суетливый LatinAmericanSpanish:quisquilloso Swedish:tjafsig Thai:จู้จี้ Turkish:yaygaracı Ukrainian:метушливийVietnamese:omsòm Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically fussy fussier fussiest fusspot fussy fussyeater fust fustanella AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'F' Relatedtermsof fussy fussyeater Source DefinitionoffussyfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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