Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being fussy; bustle, especially needless or disorderly bustle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being fussy.
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- noun The state of being
fussy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an irritable petulant feeling
- noun unnecessary elaborateness in details
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Examples
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A little fussiness is sometimes just what we need or want.
Toast and the Truffled Eggs Lindy 2007
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Alongside the fussiness is a growing preservationist movement.
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His carefulness about rehearsals was called fussiness; his determination that the singers should not at their own sweet pleasure mar fine operas with interpolations, alterations and “liberties” generally, was called interference with their rights.
Richard Wagner Runciman, John F 1913
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His carefulness about rehearsals was called fussiness; his determination that the singers should not at their own sweet pleasure mar fine operas with interpolations, alterations and "liberties" generally, was called interference with their rights.
Richard Wagner Composer of Operas John F. Runciman 1891
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That kind of fussiness seems a little misdirected to me.
The Obnoxious Chef kittenpie 2008
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The latest additions to the Similac family include Similac Sensitive ™ and Similac Sensitive R.S. ™ – both designed to address common feeding problems such as fussiness and gas – and Similac® Go & Grow ™, designed to help older babies get the nutrition they need as solid foods are introduced into their diets.
Archive 2007-05-01 Steve Carper 2007
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The latest additions to the Similac family include Similac Sensitive ™ and Similac Sensitive R.S. ™ – both designed to address common feeding problems such as fussiness and gas – and Similac® Go & Grow ™, designed to help older babies get the nutrition they need as solid foods are introduced into their diets.
Similac Sensitive R.S. Lactose-Free Formula Steve Carper 2007
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Well, the upshot of the endoscopy is that I don't have the bacteria they suspected most likely, so I probably don't have an ulcer, but they're giving me ulcer medicine anyway famotidine: side effects may include "fussiness".
Ch-ch-ch-changes K. A. Laity 2006
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Well, the upshot of the endoscopy is that I don't have the bacteria they suspected most likely, so I probably don't have an ulcer, but they're giving me ulcer medicine anyway famotidine: side effects may include "fussiness".
Archive 2006-12-01 K. A. Laity 2006
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That's just the kind of fussiness that stops me in my tracks every time.
Chocolate-Glazed Hazelnut Mousse Cake. Becca 2006
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