fussbudgety

adjective

as in particular
hard to please my fussbudgety aunt wouldn't even consider a B and B without private baths

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fussbudgety
  1. particular
  2. nice
  3. careful
  4. demanding
  5. fussy
  6. finicky
  7. fastidious
  8. picky
Adjective
  • These agents identify information relevant to particular use-case-specific signals and produce reports intended to reduce the amount of time required for decision-making.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
  • All have been regularly targeted in the war, with Kuwait and the UAE sites of particular focus for Iran.
    — Alexander Langlois, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of particular
Adjective
  • Today’s recipe Chef David Tanis’ recipe for Persimmon and Pomegranate Salad With Bitter Lettuces has a nice combination of sweet and bitter.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Eldridge made a nice play to catch that ball, make a throw and get it out.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of nice
Adjective
  • Without careful planning to reduce the constellations’ brightness, the team found that, in the most extreme case, the satellites could outnumber visible stars by a factor of 100.
    — Arielle Frommer, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Maneuvering in tight spaces requires careful judgment of each individual case — and not just about which body part is least likely to cause offense when brought into close proximity to a fellow diner.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of careful
Adjective
  • These quick tests reveal fine detail, dimensional accuracy, and whether the printer is over- or under-exposed, providing a consistent baseline before evaluating more demanding real-world prints.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The squad underwent intensive work in Portugal, where players generally had one long, demanding morning session, before being given time to recover, often with yoga and massages.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of demanding
Adjective
  • Infants may act sluggish or not active, vomit, be unusually fussy, face poor feeding, show a bulging soft spot on the head, or show poor reflexes.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The result has a polished vibe without being overly fussy or complicated to put together.
    — Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of fussy
Adjective
  • Their odds of winning the World Series – a famously finicky task prone to small sample size flukes – were over 25%, one-in-four for one of baseball’s 30 teams.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Although ficus trees can be finicky, their flexibility and natural beauty are just as pleasant to gaze upon in the 2020s, both indoors and outdoors.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of finicky
Adjective
  • Universal's Potter lands at its resorts in Orlando, Hollywood, Beijing and Osaka are famous for their fastidious attention to detail.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • One of the most beautiful women in the world during her lifetime, the former Princess of Wales was fastidious about getting her sleep.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 21 July 2026
Definition of fastidious
Adjective
  • Violet helleborines are incredibly picky orchids, requiring a mature beech forest growing on a clay soil overlaid on chalk.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Here are details on tiny frozen pancakes that promise to quash hunger and please even the pickiest of eaters and those that are likely to end up as back-seat crumbles.
    — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of picky
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“Fussbudgety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fussbudgety. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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