fussy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite annoyed and irritable
    crabby; grouchy; ill-tempered; crabbed; cross; bad-tempered; grumpy.
  2. adjective satellite overcrowded or cluttered with detail
    busy.
    • a busy painting
    • a fussy design
  3. adjective satellite exacting especially about details
    particular; finicky; picky; finical.
    • a finicky eater
    • fussy about clothes
    • very particular about how her food was prepared

WordNet

Fuss"y adjective
Wordforms
comparative Fussier ; superlative Fussiest
Definitions
  1. Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety.
    Not at all fussy about his personal appearance. R. G. White.

Webster 1913