Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The state of being fussy; bustle, especially needless or disorderly bustle.
Wiktionary
- n. The state of being fussy.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The quality of being fussy.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an irritable petulant feeling
- n. unnecessary elaborateness in details
Examples
“A little fussiness is sometimes just what we need or want.”
“Alongside the fussiness is a growing preservationist movement.”
“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
“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.”
“That kind of fussiness seems a little misdirected to me.”
“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.”
“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".”
“That's just the kind of fussiness that stops me in my tracks every time.”
“Can it be simply "fussiness"; since the people who have the least to do commonly make the most flutter about doing it?”
“- Reduce 'fussiness' and improve quality of sleep Advantages for parents:”
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