Fussiest

Fussiest
Fussy Fuss"y, a. [Compar. {Fussier}; superl. {Fussiest}.] Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety. [1913 Webster]

Not at all fussy about his personal appearance. --R. G. White. [1913 Webster]


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  • fussiest — fuss·y || fÊŒsɪ adj. exacting; choosy, finicky; ornate; full of excessive detail; nagging, annoying …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Fussier — Fussy Fuss y, a. [Compar. {Fussier}; superl. {Fussiest}.] Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety. [1913 Webster] Not at all fussy about his personal appearance. R. G. White. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fussy — Fuss y, a. [Compar. {Fussier}; superl. {Fussiest}.] Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety. [1913 Webster] Not at all fussy about his personal appearance. R. G. White. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • fussy — fussily, adv. fussiness, n. /fus ee/, adj., fussier, fussiest. 1. excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details. 2. hard to satisfy or please: a fussy eater. 3. (of clothes, decoration, etc.) elaborately made, trimmed,… …   Universalium

  • fussy — fuss|y [ˈfʌsi] adj comparative fussier superlative fussiest 1.) very concerned about small, usually unimportant details, and difficult to please fussy about ▪ Leonora was fussy about her looks. ▪ A lot of small children are fussy eaters (=they… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fussy — [[t]fʌ̱si[/t]] fussier, fussiest 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about n (disapproval) Someone who is fussy is very concerned with unimportant details and is difficult to please. She is not fussy about her food... Her aunt was small, with a rather fussy… …   English dictionary

  • fussy — adjective (fussier, fussiest) 1》 fastidious about one s requirements and hard to please. 2》 full of unnecessary detail or decoration. Derivatives fussily adverb fussiness noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • fussy — UK [ˈfʌsɪ] / US adjective Word forms fussy : adjective fussy comparative fussier superlative fussiest 1) only satisfied if things are exactly as you want them to be Don t worry about me – I m not a fussy eater. fussy about: Amy s always been… …   English dictionary

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