fussily
i adjective, 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.
(of clothes, decoration, etc.) elaborately made, trimmed, or decorated: All the bric-a-brac gave the room a fussy, cluttered look.
4.
full of details, especially in excess: His writing is so fussy I lose the thread of the story.
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| —adj , fussier, fussiest | |
| 1. | inclined to fuss over minor points |
| 2. | very particular about detail |
| 3. | characterized by overelaborate detail: the furniture was too fussy to be elegant |
| 'fussily | |
| —adv | |
| 'fussiness | |
| —n | |
| fussy (ˈfʌsɪ) | |
| —adj , fussier, fussiest | |
| 1. | inclined to fuss over minor points |
| 2. | very particular about detail |
| 3. | characterized by overelaborate detail: the furniture was too fussy to be elegant |
| 'fussily | |
| —adv | |
| 'fussiness | |
| —n | |
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