as in nice
hard to please
my fussbudgety aunt wouldn't even consider a B and B without private baths
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Adjective
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This classy, versatile shirt is easy to wear, either tucked or untucked, with a pair of blue jeans, a satin skirt, or nice trousers.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026 -
The win marked a nice bounce-back for Georgetown, which had dropped four of five games before this second straight win.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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My husband loves that this particular style is infused with a touch of precious metal to give off a slight metallic sheen.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2026
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Though Export’s radical feminist art grew out of a particular political moment that had pretty much passed by the time Yuskavage began her career, the artists nonetheless share a rabble-rousing sensibility and an obsession with the unnerving visual punch of the female body.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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Despite criticism that zero income taxes only benefit high-earners, the Sunshine State’s booming economy and positive migration trends are evidence that such policies merit careful consideration by policymakers nationwide.—
Nicole Huyer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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But a careful reading of the S-1 reveals substantial barriers in the path to achieving the sorcerous performance required to reward shareholders who flock to the most anticipated debut ever seen.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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Shooting in Japan, difficult underwater filming, and an extremely demanding post-production with editing, sound design and VFX.—
JD Linville,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Blue-collar work tends to be more physically demanding and often risky.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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But that album struck me as fussy, unfinished, soft somehow.—
Dan Kois,
Pitchfork,
17 May 2026
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Savory isn’t fussy and grows easily with full sun, regular water, and well-draining soil.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Anton Hur on the myth of the finicky English reader.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Roses are notoriously finicky and prone to diseases like black spot and powdery mildew, so this tougher version that could roll with the punches and didn’t require regular spraying with fungicide seemed like the champion of shrub roses.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Tugging on the heartstrings can be a cheap trick in the hands of the wrong songwriter, but the genre’s best songs are redeemed by a fastidious eye and a poetic ear.—
Jack Hamilton,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some birds, most notably crows, like to give their food a good dunking before eating, so there’s a possibility worms in the birdbath were left by these fastidious birds.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Sure, the energy might feel tense or nit-picky, but the first quarter phase always triggers a sense of friction.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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There will be no fights from the picky eaters at your table when Doritos Chicken Casserole is for dinner.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
21 May 2026
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“Fussbudgety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fussbudgety. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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