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   fussy

   /ˈfʌsi/

   adjective

   • 1. fastidious about one's needs or requirements; hard to please: "he is very fussy about what he eats" Similar finickyparticularover-particularfastidiousdiscriminatingselectivedaintypunctilioushard to pleasedifficultexactingdemandinginformal:choosypickynitpickingold womanishold maidishpernicketyfaddishfaddypersnicketyarchaic:niceovernicerare:finicalOpposite easy to pleaseindiscriminate
   • 2. full of unnecessary detail or decoration: "she describes her own style as elegant chic, simple not fussy" Similar over-elaborateover-embellishedoverdecoratedover-ornateoverdoneoverworkedbusyclutteredlabouredstrainedfloridornatefancyOpposite understated
   • ▪ showing excessive or anxious concern about detail: "Eleanor patted her hair with quick, fussy movements"
   • 3. (of a baby or infant) prone to crying or being upset; irritable: "the rocker has a calming vibration setting that helps soothe fussy babies"

   Derivatives

   • 1. fussily adverb
   • 2. fussiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • F

     4

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

   • S

     1

   • Y

     4

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