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fuss⋅y

[fuhs-ee]
–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, esp. in excess: His writing is so fussy I lose the thread of the story.

Origin:
1825–35; fuss + -y 1


fuss⋅i⋅ly, adverb
fuss⋅i⋅ness, noun


2. particular, choosy, finicky, persnickety.
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