fussier; fussiest
1
: easily upset : irritable
2
: overly decorative
a fussy wallpaper pattern
3
a
: requiring or giving close attention to details
fussy bookkeeping procedures
b
: revealing a sometimes extreme concern for niceties : fastidious, picky
Examples of fussy in a Sentence
I'm not fussy about where we eat.
The room was cluttered and fussy.
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M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Others are fussy, short-lived, or require special growing conditions.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2025
Afterward, their 7-week-old son, Fox, became fussy.
—Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 1 July 2025
What used to be considered NASCAR’s fussier European cousin, F1 has developed a crossover appeal in the U.S. in the past six years.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for fussy
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“Fussy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fussy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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fussy
adjective
fussier; fussiest
1
: inclined to complain or whine
a fussy child
2
a
: needing or giving much attention to details
a fussy job
b
: hard to please
fussy about food
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