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1
given to complaining a lot
- predictably, the kids riding in the back were fussy passengers, always asking "Are we there yet?"
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- forbearing,
- long-suffering,
- patient,
- stoic
- (or stoical),
- tolerant,
- uncomplaining
2
hard to please
- cats have a well-deserved reputation for being fussy eaters
Synonyms for fussy
- choosy
- (or choosey),
- dainty,
- delicate,
- demanding,
- exacting,
- fastidious,
- finical,
- finicking,
- finicky,
- fussbudgety,
- nice,
- old-maidish,
- particular,
- pernickety
- [chiefly British],
- persnickety,
- picky
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3
taking, showing, or involving great care and effort
- a fussy teacher who reads through papers two and even three times before issuing a grade
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4
elaborately and often excessively decorated
- the room, with its rococo furniture and its overabundance of knickknacks, is just too fussy for my taste
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- bedaubed,
- flashy,
- garish,
- gaudy,
- glitzy,
- loud,
- ostentatious,
- pretentious,
- showy,
- swank
- (or swanky),
- tawdry
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“Fussy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fussy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of fussy was in 1831
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