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Definition of fussy : Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety.

Synonyms:

pernickety, chintzy, finicking, busy, crabby, decorative, in use, transversal, simple, temperamental, overwrought, short-tempered, officious, gingerbready, meddlesome, moody, grouchy, newborn, gingerbread, irritable, querulous, peculiar, accept, stillborn, fancy, gingerbreaded, interfering, loving, hot-tempered, meddling, cluttered, transverse, fussbudgety, engaged, emblazoned, especial, busybodied, grumpy, bedecked, exceptional, touchy, irascible, delicately, bad-tempered, bouncing, thwartwise, cross, cranky, crowded, ill-tempered, beaded, sensitive, fractious, overdecorated, florid, embossed, bedizened, premature, full-term, bejeweled, colicky, ill-natured, old-maidish, crabbed, nice, special

strenuous, ticklish, adverse, tight, rough, wearing, hard, formidable, burdensome, knotty, stressful, harsh, onerous, oppressive, trying, tricky, laborious, contrary, wearying, wearisome, grinding, arduous, uphill, bothersome, complex, cantankerous, troublesome, rugged, tough, difficult, cumbersome, thorny, complicated, toilsome

flourishing, histrionic, flagrant, snazzy, flashy, gaudy, boastful, opulent, exhibitionistic, vain, affected, garish, dashing, dramatic, splashy, rakish, forced, stilted, grandiose, ostentatious, formal, pompous, grandiloquent, blatant, flaunting, flamboyant, sensational, shameless, ornate, jaunty, showy

mindful, ready, responsible, cautious, provident, watchful, strict, finical, attentive, regardful, vigilant, guarded, observant, alert, heedful, thorough, sharp-eyed, thoughtful, prudent, prepared

Epicurean, picky, demanding, delicate, persnickety, careful, hypercritical, diligent, flawless, meticulous, rigorous, precise, prudish, discriminating, finicky, exacting, punctilious, discerning, scrupulous, proper, perspicacious, squeamish, dainty, critical, correct, priggish, particular, conscientious, severe, fastidious, accurate, prim, literal, mincing, methodical, qualmish, choosy

Usage examples:

• If you feel any inclination of getting fussy, remember that I am a lawyer, and that I can prove I took your claim in good faith. - "Garrison's Finish A Romance of the Race-Course", W. B. M. Ferguson.
• Along came the fussy little dog, barking and yelping, for he did not like to be left very far behind. - "The Story of a Monkey on a Stick", Laura Lee Hope.
• " She could not come herself," she said, " because Mr. Palliser was a little fussy. - "Can You Forgive Her?", Anthony Trollope.