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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. annoyed and irritable;
[syn: crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered]

2. overcrowded or cluttered with detail;
- Example: "a busy painting"
- Example: "a fussy design"
[syn: busy, fussy]

3. exacting especially about details;
- Example: "a finicky eater"
- Example: "fussy about clothes"
- Example: "very particular about how her food was prepared"
[syn: finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fussy \Fuss"y\, a. [Compar. Fussier; superl. Fussiest.]
   Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about
   trifles; overnice; fidgety.
   [1913 Webster]

         Not at all fussy about his personal appearance. --R. G.
                                                  White.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fussy
    adj 1: annoyed and irritable [syn: crabbed, crabby, cross,
           fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-
           tempered]
    2: overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a
       fussy design" [syn: busy, fussy]
    3: exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy
       about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was
       prepared" [syn: finical, finicky, fussy, particular,
       picky]