FUSSY
What does "FUSSY" mean?
Hard to please; overly concerned with small details or with getting things just right.
Meanings
- Difficult to satisfy; choosy or particular, especially about small things. He's a fussy eater who won't touch anything green.
- Excessively detailed, ornate, or cluttered in design. The room felt fussy, with frills and trinkets on every surface.
- Easily upset, irritable, or restless, especially of a baby. The baby was fussy all night and wouldn't settle. informal
- Requiring careful, precise attention; finicky to handle. Old film cameras can be fussy about light and focus.
Word origin
From 'fuss' (excessive concern or commotion, of uncertain 18th-century origin, perhaps imitative or from Anglo-Irish) plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
Remember it
FUSSY = full of FUSS + Y. The double-S is the hiss of someone tsk-ing over a crooked picture frame.
A little poem
She straightens the straight fork-
the dinner is already cold,
but now the table's right.
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Wordplay
- My friend is so fussy about coffee he sent it back for being 'too coffee-flavoured'. I think that one's on the bean.
What it teaches
Caring about details builds the good thing; only caring about details ruins the dinner.
Quick facts
What does FUSSY mean?
Hard to please; overly concerned with small details or with getting things just right.
Is FUSSY a valid word?
Yes — FUSSY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FUSSY?
FUSSY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FUSSY come from?
From 'fuss' (excessive concern or commotion, of uncertain 18th-century origin, perhaps imitative or from Anglo-Irish) plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
What can FUSSY teach us?
Caring about details builds the good thing; only caring about details ruins the dinner.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.