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TOEFL BNC: 14480 COCA: 15360

fussy

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
fussy /ˈfʌsi/ adjective
fussier; fussiest
fussy
/ˈfʌsi/
adjective
fussier; fussiest
Learner's definition of FUSSY
: very careful or too careful about choosing or accepting things : hard to please爱挑剔的;难以取悦的
US : often upset or unhappy气恼的;不高兴的
disapproving : too fancy or complicated过分花哨的;过分复杂的

— fussily

/ˈfʌsəli/ adverb

— fussiness

noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 14480 COCA: 15360
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
fussily adverb
fussiness noun

Example Sentences

I'm not fussy about where we eat. The room was cluttered and fussy.
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Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined at sense 3a

Time Traveler
The first known use of fussy was in 1831
TOEFL BNC: 14480 COCA: 15360

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