What does fussy mean?

Definitions for fussy
ˈfʌs ifussy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-temperedadjective

    annoyed and irritable

  2. busy, fussyadjective

    overcrowded or cluttered with detail

    "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"

  3. finical, finicky, fussy, particular, pickyadjective

    exacting especially about details

    "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"

Wiktionary

  1. fussyadjective

    Anxious or particular about petty details.

  2. fussyadjective

    Having a tendency to fuss, cry, or be ill-tempered (especially of babies).

Wikipedia

  1. Fussy

    Fussy (French pronunciation: ​[fysi]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

ChatGPT

  1. fussy

    Fussy generally refers to someone who is overly concerned, particular or fastidious about small details, hard to please, or excessively meticulous or sensitive. They may also exhibit unnecessary worry or be overly complex. This term can also be used to describe babies who are frequently upset or discontented.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fussy

    making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety

Wikidata

  1. Fussy

    Fussy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. FUSSY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fussy is ranked #72105 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Fussy surname appeared 270 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fussy.

    98.8% or 267 total occurrences were White.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fussy in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fussy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of fussy in a Sentence

  1. De Barse:

    Fussy eating can really be a problem for the families, dinners can become very difficult. There is also some evidence that when a child continues to be a fussy eater there can continue to be additional health problems.

  2. Natasha Burgert:

    Teething is not a medical problem. Teething is natural, it's important, and the vast majority of kids really do great, so, teething isn't something that parents should be worried about or something that need tremendous action plans, however, if they do notice their kids are fussy and biting on things we can address them in many ways.

  3. Dave Ryan:

    Unfortunately these lizards basically eat anything thats made out of meat, theyre not fussy at all so rodents, birds, theyll even eat other lizards, other reptiles -- so something the size of a small dog or a cat is right up there on the menu for these guys.

  4. Gary Frost:

    Fussy eating is very common in young children and in extreme cases can lead to very limited choice of food, there is a need to pick up on eating problems such as these as early as possible so the issue around limited textures and tastes can be addressed.

  5. Natasha Burgert:

    So, teething isn't something that parents should be worried about or something that need tremendous action plans, however, if they do notice their kids are fussy and biting on things we can address them in many ways.

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