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fuss·y

(fŭs′ē)

adj. fuss·i·er, fuss·i·est

1. Easily upset; given to bouts of ill temper: a fussy baby.

2. Paying great or excessive attention to personal tastes and appearance; fastidious: He was always fussy about clothes.

3. Calling for or requiring great attention to sometimes trivial details: a fussy actuarial problem.

4. Full of superfluous details: "It can indeed be fussy, filling with ornament what should be empty space" (H.D.F. Kitto).

fuss′i·ly adv.

fuss′i·ness n.

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fussy

(ˈfʌsɪ)

adj, fussier or 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.

ˈfussily adv

ˈfussiness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fuss•y

(ˈfʌs i)

adj. fuss•i•er, fuss•i•est.

1. excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details.

2. hard to satisfy or please: a fussy eater.

3. elaborately or ornately made, trimmed, or decorated: a room with a fussy, cluttered look; a fussy hat.

4. full of details, esp. in excess.

[1825–35]

fuss′i•ly, adv.

fuss′i•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	fussy - annoyed and irritable bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered, cross ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
	2.	fussy - overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design" busy fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"
	3.	fussy - exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" finical, finicky, picky, particular fastidious - giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"

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.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

fussy

adjective

1. Very difficult to please:

choosy, dainty, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicky, meticulous, nice, particular, persnickety, squeamish.

Informal: picky.

2. Excessively filled with detail:

busy, cluttered, crowded.

Translations

صَعْبُ الإرْضَاءمُدَقَّق في أمور تافِهَهمُنَمَّق

věčně nespokojenýnazdobenýpřeplácanýúzkostlivý

pertentligkræsennøjeregnendeoverpyntet

kleinlich mit viel Klimbim penibel betulich heikel

σχολαστικός

quisquilloso puntilloso

nirsopikkutarkka

tatillon affairé pointilleux tarabiscoté

sitničav

csicsáskicsinyeskedõ

hégómlega nostursamur, of skrautlegursmámunasamur

pignolo puntiglioso schizzinoso esigente

騒ぎたてる

야단법석하는

kieskeurig

masete overpyntet pedantisk

grymaśny

exigente minucioso

суетливый

vyčačkaný

izbirčensiten

tjafsig

จู้จี้

cicili bicilisüslü püslütitiz yaygaracızor beğenir

om sòm

爱挑剔的过分装饰的过分讲究的

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

1.3. (= selective) → selectivo
I'm very fussy about the parts I take on → soy muy selectivo a la hora de elegir papeles, no elijo cualquier papel
I'm very fussy about what I wear → soy muy especial a la hora de vestir
I'm not fussy → me da igual, me da lo mismo

2. (= elaborate) [design, clothes] → recargado, con muchos ringorrangos

3. (= nervous) [manner] → nervioso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fuss

(fas) noun

unnecessary excitement, worry or activity, often about something unimportant. Don't make such a fuss.

verb

to be too concerned with or pay too much attention to (unimportant) details. She fusses over children.

ˈfussy adjective

1. too concerned with details; too particular; difficult to satisfy. She is very fussy about her food.

2. (of clothes etc) with too much decoration. a very fussy hat.

ˈfussily adverb

make a fuss of

to pay a lot of attention to. He always makes a fuss of his grandchildren.

fussy

→ صَعْبُ الإرْضَاء věčně nespokojený pertentlig kleinlich σχολαστικός quisquilloso nirso tatillon sitničav esigente 騒ぎたてる 야단법석하는 kieskeurig masete grymaśny exigente, minucioso суетливый tjafsig จู้จี้ yaygaracı om sòm 爱挑剔的

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