fussier; fussiest
1
: easily upset : irritable
2
: overly decorative
a fussy wallpaper pattern
3
a
: requiring or giving close attention to details
fussy bookkeeping procedures
b
: revealing a sometimes extreme concern for details : fastidious, picky
a fussy man who was hard to please
Examples of fussy in a Sentence
I'm not fussy about where we eat.
The room was cluttered and fussy.
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Hays was fussier and cried more.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Brassicas can be a little fussy.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
Goguette wine cabinets, according to Eurocave’s CEO Benoit Favier, are meant to make the keeping and drinking of high-quality wine a little less fussy (my word, not his).
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fussy
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“Fussy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fussy. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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fussy
adjective
fussier; fussiest
1
: inclined to complain or whine
a fussy child
2
a
: needing or giving much attention to details
a fussy job
b
: hard to please
fussy about food
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