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Related to fussy: high-spirited, meddles

fuss·y

(fŭs′ē)
adj. fuss·i·er, fuss·i·est
1. Easily upset; given to bouts of ill temper: a fussy baby.
2. Paying great or excessive attention to personal tastes and appearance; fastidious: He was always fussy about clothes.
3. Calling for or requiring great attention to sometimes trivial details: a fussy actuarial problem.
4. Full of superfluous details: "It can indeed be fussy, filling with ornament what should be empty space" (H.D.F. Kitto).

fuss′i·ly adv.
fuss′i·ness n.
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fussy

(ˈfʌsɪ)
adj, fussier or fussiest
1. inclined to fuss over minor points
2. very particular about detail
3. characterized by overelaborate detail: the furniture was too fussy to be elegant.
ˈfussily adv
ˈfussiness n
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fuss•y

(ˈfʌs i)

adj. fuss•i•er, fuss•i•est.
1. excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details.
2. hard to satisfy or please: a fussy eater.
3. elaborately or ornately made, trimmed, or decorated: a room with a fussy, cluttered look; a fussy hat.
4. full of details, esp. in excess.
[1825–35]
fuss′i•ly, adv.
fuss′i•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. [画像:fussy - annoyed and irritable]fussy - annoyed and irritable
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
2. fussy - overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"
fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"
3. fussy - exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"
fastidious - giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"
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fussy

adjective
1. particular, difficult, exacting, discriminating, fastidious, dainty, squeamish, choosy (informal), picky (informal), nit-picking (informal), hard to please, finicky, pernickety, faddish, faddy, anal retentive, old-maidish, old womanish, overparticular She's not fussy about her food.
2. overelaborate, busy, cluttered, rococo, overdecorated, overembellished We are not keen on floral patterns and fussy designs.
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fussy

adjective
2. Excessively filled with detail:
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Translations
صَعْبُ الإرْضَاء مُدَقَّق في أمور تافِهَهمُنَمَّق
věčně nespokojenýnazdobenýpřeplácanýúzkostlivý
pertentligkræsennøjeregnendeoverpyntet
nirsopikkutarkka
sitničav
csicsáskicsinyeskedõ
hégómlega nostursamur, of skrautlegursmámunasamur
騒ぎたてる
야단법석하는
vyčačkaný
izbirčensiten
tjafsig
จู้จี้
cicili bicilisüslü püslütitiz yaygaracı zor beğenir
om sòm

fussy

[ˈfʌsɪ] ADJ (fussier (compar) (fussiest (superl)))
1. (= exacting) [person]
1.1. (pej) → quisquilloso
they'll think you're fussy if you ring themvan a creer que eres quisquilloso or difícil si les llamas
children are often fussy eaterslos niños son a menudo quisquillosos or especiales para la comida
1.2. (= scrupulous) he's very fussy about detailes muy escrupuloso or meticuloso con los detalles
1.3. (= selective) → selectivo
I'm very fussy about the parts I take onsoy muy selectivo a la hora de elegir papeles, no elijo cualquier papel
I'm very fussy about what I wearsoy muy especial a la hora de vestir
I'm not fussyme da igual, me da lo mismo
2. (= elaborate) [design, clothes] → recargado, con muchos ringorrangos
3. (= nervous) [manner] → nervioso
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fussy

[ˈfʌsi] adj
[person] → tatillon(ne)
to be fussy about sth [+ food, clothes] → être très difficile sur qch, être très tatillon(ne) sur qch; [+ details, cleanliness] → être très tatillon(ne) sur qch
She is very fussy about her food → Elle est très difficile sur la nourriture.
[style, decoration] → qui manque de simplicité
I'm not fussy (= don't mind) → ça m'est égal
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fussy

adj (+er)
(= choosy)wählerisch ; (= petty)kleinlich ; (= precise)genau ; to be fussy about cleanliness/punctuality/one’s appearancegroßen Wert auf Sauberkeit/Pünktlichkeit/sein Äußeres legen ; he was fussy about his toilet paperer war sehr eigen, was sein Toilettenpapier anging ; she is not fussy about her foodsie ist beim Essen nicht wählerisch ; the child is a fussy eaterdas Kind ist beim Essen wählerisch ; I’m not fussy (inf)das ist mir egal
(pej: = overelaborate) design, styleüberladen ; furnishings, dressverspielt ; foodkompliziert ; details, movements, gestures, actingübertrieben
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fussy

[ˈfʌsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person, difficult to please) → difficile, esigente ; (excessively punctilious) → puntiglioso/a, pignolo/a; (clothes) → pieno/a di fronzoli ; (style) → elaborato/a
I'm not fussy (fam) → per me è lo stesso
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fuss

(fas) noun
unnecessary excitement, worry or activity, often about something unimportant. Don't make such a fuss. herrie ضَجَّه ، جَلَبَه суетене espalhafato povyk das Getue postyr; ballade φασαρία jaleo, alboroto, ruido, aspaviento; lío, escándalo sekeldus غوغا؛ الم شنگه hössötys histoires "רַעַש" बतंगड uzrujavanje oko sitnica, prevelika briga hűhó keributan gera veður (út af e-u) chiasso 大騒ぎ 흥분, 야단법석 karščiavimasis, maišatis, bėginėjimas satraukums; kņada; jezga kecoh drukte oppstyr, ståhei, blest zamieszanie, krzątanina پارېدنه، بې ځايه غال مغال، شور ماشور، تشويش espalhafato tam-tam, agitaţie суета zmätok, krik cirkus gužva bråk, väsen, tjafs การจุกจิกจู้จี้ gereksiz telaş, velvele 大驚小怪 метушня; збуджений стан ضرورت سے زیادہ تکرار یا اصرار یا طول امر sự ồn ào, om sòm 大惊小怪
verb
to be too concerned with or pay too much attention to (unimportant) details. She fusses over children. ophef maak يَثير قَلَقاً أو ضَجَّةً суетя се apoquentar-se obskakovat, zahrnovat pozorností viel Aufhebens machen um pylre om ανησυχώ υπερβολικά, κάνω φασαρία για το τίποτα preocuparse/inquietarse demasiado jahmerdama سر و صدای بی مورد راه انداختن hössöttää faire des histoires לַעֲשוֹת עִנייָן מ- बतंगड बनाना previše se brinuti, skakati oko nekoga fontoskodik merepotkan diri vera með of miklar áhyggjur eða fyrirgang prendersela 騒ぎ立てる 귀찮게 잔소리하다 šokinėti apie, per daug rūpintis kuo pārlieku uztraukties/rūpēties par kādu bersusah-susah melayan zich druk maken dulle/klusse med, gjøre et stort nummer av trząść się بې ځايه غال مغال، apoquentar-se a se agita (în legătură cu) суетиться obskakovať; venovať (prehnanú) pozornosť delati cirkus (okoli koga) usplahiriti se tjafsa, pjoska กังวลมากกับ titizlenmek, kaygılanmak 過分體貼關心 хвилюватися через дрібниці تفاصیل پر ضرورت سے زیادہ توجہ دینا làm ầm lên; làm cuống quít lên 过分体贴关心
ˈfussy adjective
1. too concerned with details; too particular; difficult to satisfy. She is very fussy about her food. uitsoekerig مُدَقَّق في أمور تافِهَه придричив exagerado úzkostlivý, věčně nespokojený kleinlich kræsen ιδιότροπος, σχολαστικός quisquilloso, exigente, especial, tiquismiquis valiv ایرادی nirso tatillon מַקפִּיד בִּקטָנוֹת बात का बतंगड बनाने वाला pedantan, izbirljiv kicsinyeskedő rewel smámunasamur pignolo, esigente 小うるさい 까다로운 įnoringas, išrankus izvēlīgs; nervozs cerewet pietluttig pedantisk, geskjeftig, masete drobiazgowy, kapryśny هغه چه پر چټى شيانو باندى تشويش يا وسواس كوى: وسواسى exagerado mofturos, pretenţios привередливый prieberčivý malenkosten, dlakocepski usplahiren petig, kinkig จุกจิกจู้จี้ zor beğenir, titiz 過分講究的 метушливий; перебірливий مشکل سے مطمئن ہونے والا hay om sòm, hay nhắng nhít 过分讲究的
2. (of clothes etc) with too much decoration. a very fussy hat. seurderige مُنَمَّق натруфен espalhafatoso nazdobený, přeplácaný mit viel Klimbim overpyntet παραφορτωμένος (για ρούχο) rimbombante, recargado toretsev پر زرق و برق koristeltu tarabiscoté מְקוּשַׁט מִדַי भड़कीला kićast csicsás norak, terlalu banyak hiasan hégómlega nostursamur, of skrautlegur elaborato, pieno di fronzoli こった 지나치게 꾸민 perkrautas (par apģērbu) pārblīvēts ar detaļām terlebih hiasan overladen overlesset/-pyntet przeładowany له ذرق او برقه ډك espalhafatoso împopoţonat аляповатый vyčačkaný načičkan previše ukrašen utstyrd ที่ตกแต่งไว้มากจนเกินไป süslü püslü, cicili bicili 過分裝飾的 з витребеньками بہت زیادہ آرائش کے والا cầu kỳ 过分装饰的
ˈfussily adverb
seurderig بِتَدقيق في الأمور التافِهَه претрупано com espalhafato úzkostlivě übertrieben overpylret; kræsent; overpyntet νευρικά con aspavientos; con exigencias; recargadamente ülearu muretsevalt با وسواس؛ جلف nirsosti de façon tatillonne בְּדַקדֵקָנוּת घबराहट, बात का बतंगड़ pedantno kicsinyeskedve repot með smámunasemi in modo pignolo うるさく 떠들썩하게 nerimastingai, kaprizingai, išrankiai satraukti; nervozi; izvēlīgi dengan kecoh overladen masete, pedantisk kapryśnie وسواسى com espalhafato pretenţios суетливо úzkostlivo muhasto usplahireno petigt อย่างจุกจิกจู้จี้ titizlikle, telâşla 過分講究地,過分裝飾地 примхливо ضرورت سے زیادہ اہتمام کے ساتھ cầu kỳ, nhắng nhít 过分讲究地,过分装饰地
make a fuss of
to pay a lot of attention to. He always makes a fuss of his grandchildren. ophef maak يُعطي اهتماما شَديدا لِ правя голям въпрос dar muita atenção dělat cavyky s viel Aufhebens machen um gøre et stort nummer ud af παραχαϊδεύω, φροντίζω υπερβολικά mimar, consentir suurt numbrit tegema زیاد توجه کردن به hössöttää faire des tas d'histoires au sujet de לְהִתרוֹצֵץ סָבִיב- बात का बतंगड़ बनाना dizati galamu, previše brinuti nagy hűhót csap merepotkan láta mikið með e-n darsi molta briga per, usare mille attenzioni ちやほやする 야단스럽게 치켜 세우다 šokinėti apie, per daug rūpintis kuo pārlieku rūpēties par kādu bersusah-payah vertroetelen gjøre et stort nummer av, lage oppstyr przesadzać z, robić zamieszanie z powodu دیره پام کول fazer uma grande festa com a face caz de суетиться narobiť veľa kriku (s) delati cirkus dizati prašinu göra mycket väsen över, pjoska med ให้ความสนใจอย่างมากกับ üzerinde titremek 對某人過分關心 носитися з кимось حد سے زیادہ توجہ دینا quá chú ý 对某人过分关心
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fussy

صَعْبُ الإرْضَاء věčně nespokojený pertentlig kleinlich σχολαστικός quisquilloso nirso tatillon sitničav esigente 騒ぎたてる 야단법석하는 kieskeurig masete grymaśny exigente , minucioso суетливый tjafsig จู้จี้ yaygaracı om sòm 爱挑剔的
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References in classic literature ?
"I should never have thought, dear boy of mine, that you were so dainty and fussy about your food.
They dwelt in a fussy, scroll-work house, painted white and buried in thick evergreens, with a fussy white fence and barn.
Father is extremely fussy, as you know, and his first idea, as soon as he found he should have to go back, was that we should go back with him.
Papa is fussy, and grandma makes a stir about every blessed thing I do.
It was the fussy, sentimental, inconsiderate interest in one thrown into purely accidental and necessarily painful prominence - the vulgarization of an unspeakable tragedy - that my soul abhorred.
As for the Saw-Horse, he made a wonderful record upsetting a fruit cart, overturning several meek looking men, and finally bowling over the new Guardian of the Gate -- a fussy little fat woman appointed by General Jinjur.
The second member of the party to land was a tall young man in white ducks, while directly behind came another elderly man with a very high forehead and a fussy, excitable manner.
She's the fat, gurgly kind, not thin and fussy like some babies, and I thought I was going to have her to undress and dress twice each day.
"Yes!" said a fussy hypocrite of reason within me, "and what's that to do with you?"
"But you, you fussy old pig, must stay behind and work."
"Oh, no--but probably one of the least fussy," she answered, a smile in her voice.
The buyer was a pleasant, fussy little man of thirty, named Sampson; he shook hands with Philip, and, in order to show his own accomplishment of which he was very proud, asked him if he spoke French.