Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for fussy

fussy

Advertisement

Discover More

Example Sentences

In the era of Tea Party stunts and dramatic fan-based delays, the debate was moderately fussy.

It was nearing naptime and so the three hurried to grab groceries, worrying that the baby would get fussy after too long.

“Those kids are starting to be of legal drinking age,” McMahan says of once-fussy eaters who he hopes remain picky drinkers, too.

The fussy legal language complicates what is sometimes a life-or-death situation.

Last month a similarly fussy—if more PG—correction went viral.

Farewell, too, energetic and laborious dancer, my partner's middle-aged fussy cousin!

"I don't know," he muttered in the face of a fussy little woman, who jumped aside to let him pass.

We could get along with her all right; sometimes she is splendid, even if she is so fussy.

By calling fussy little strikes often enough I could have kept the profits close to the zero mark.

I wish my wife was not so fussy, though that is a kind of thing, Lady Eustace, that one has to expect from young wives.

Synonym of the day

Which one is a synonym for hostile?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 93 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to fussy, such as: choosy, conscientious, discriminating, finicky, scrupulous, and squeamish.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement