Definitions for fussy

fussy fuss·y

Spelling: [fuhs-ee]
IPA: /ˈfʌs i/

Fussy is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 16 anagrams from letters in fussy (fssuy).

Definitions for fussy

adjective

  1. excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details.
  2. hard to satisfy or please:
  3. (of clothes, decoration, etc.) elaborately made, trimmed, or decorated:
  4. full of details, especially in excess:

Origin of fussy

First recorded in 1825-35; fuss + -y1

Examples for fussy

They're not fussy; they don't care who takes charge as long as someone does.

For a critter as fussy and particular about some things, he's careless enough about others.

It feels dated, the staff far too fussy, and for the money you can do a lot better.

It was nearing naptime and so the three hurried to grab groceries, worrying that the baby would get fussy after too long.

But why be fussy about clothes when God has given you only one life to live?

Three years in Singapore: another alien identity card and immense red tape in that fussy, litigious bureaucracy.

The dear fussy little woman said that John had been telephoning inquiries.

The fussy legal language complicates what is sometimes a life-or-death situation.

The Misses Cabot welcomed her with fussy and dignified condescension.

"Well, if you want to call it fussy, she is," Rosamond groaned.

Word Value for fussy
Scrable

11

Words with friends

11

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