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 details : fastidious, picky
a fussy man who was hard to please
Examples of fussy in a Sentence
I'm not fussy about where we eat.
The room was cluttered and fussy.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Inside The Limited XT feels like a grown-up Subaru cabin - useful, roomy and not fussy.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Their silhouette is classic but not stuffy, and elevated but never fussy.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 31 May 2026
Children with the virus may be fussy and sleepy throughout the day, and cry without tears.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 29 May 2026
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“Fussy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fussy. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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fussy
adjective
fussier; fussiest
1
: inclined to complain or whine
a fussy child
2
a
: needing or giving much attention to details
a fussy job
b
: hard to please
fussy about food
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