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fussy [ˈfʌsɪ] adj fussier, fussiest
1. inclined to fuss over minor points 2. very particular about detail 3. characterized by overelaborate detail the furniture was too fussy to be elegant fussily adv fussiness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
fussy adjective 1. particular, difficult, exacting, discriminating, fastidious, dainty, squeamish, choosy (informal), picky (informal), nit-picking (informal), hard to please, finicky, pernickety, faddish, faddy, anal retentive, old-maidish, old womanish, overparticular She's not fussy about her food. 2. overelaborate, busy, cluttered, rococo, overdecorated, overembellished We are not keen on floral patterns and fussy designs. Translations fussy [ˈfʌsɪ] ADJ (fussier (compar) (fussiest (superl))) 1. (= exacting) [person] 1.1. (pej) → quisquilloso they'll think you're fussy if you ring them → van a creer que eres quisquilloso or difícil si les llamas children are often fussy eaters → los niños son a menudo quisquillosos or especiales para la comida 1.2. (= scrupulous) he's very fussy about detail → es muy escrupuloso or meticuloso con los detalles 2. (= elaborate) [design, clothes] → recargado, con muchos ringorrangos 3. (= nervous) [manner] → nervioso fussy [ˈfʌsi] adj [person] → tatillon(ne) to be fussy about sth [+ food, clothes] → être très difficile sur qch, être très tatillon(ne) sur qch; [+ details, cleanliness] → être très tatillon(ne) sur qch She is very fussy about her food → Elle est très difficile sur la nourriture. [style, decoration] → qui manque de simplicité I'm not fussy (= don't mind) → ça m'est égal fussy adj (+er) (= choosy) → wählerisch; (= petty) → kleinlich; (= precise) → genau; to be fussy about cleanliness/punctuality/one’s appearance → großen Wert auf Sauberkeit/Pünktlichkeit/sein Äußeres legen; he was fussy about his toilet paper → er war sehr eigen, was sein Toilettenpapier anging; she is not fussy about her food → sie ist beim Essen nicht wählerisch; the child is a fussy eater → das Kind ist beim Essen wählerisch; I’m not fussy (inf) → das ist mir egal (pej: = overelaborate) design, style → überladen; furnishings, dress → verspielt; food → kompliziert; details, movements, gestures, acting → übertrieben fussy [ˈfʌsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person, difficult to please) → difficile, esigente; (excessively punctilious) → puntiglioso/a, pignolo/a; (clothes) → pieno/a di fronzoli; (style) → elaborato/a I'm not fussy (fam) → per me è lo stesso fussy [ˈfʌsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person, difficult to please) → difficile, esigente; (excessively punctilious) → puntiglioso/a, pignolo/a; (clothes) → pieno/a di fronzoli; (style) → elaborato/a I'm not fussy (fam) → per me è lo stesso How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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