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fussy.

Anxious or particular about petty details; hard to please.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfʌ.si//ˈfʊ.si/Northern-England
  1. Anxious or particular about petty details; hard to please.

  2. Having a tendency to fuss, cry, or be bad-tempered/ill-tempered (especially of babies).

  3. Having much unnecessary detail or decoration.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English fuss Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English fussy From fuss + -y.

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