adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a picky/fussy eater (= someone who will only eat a few particular things, and is difficult to please )
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My son’s a very picky eater, and only eats bread and peanut butter.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
too
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But from what I hear he was too fussy for his own good.
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Even those who attempt to split the difference are not too fussy about where the line is drawn.
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If you wear your own clothes, try to make them smart and not too fussy .
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Cultivation: The plant is not too fussy about the planting medium.
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Hang those on big glass? Too fussy .
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I want to avoid anything too fussy as my bathroom's tiny.
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I don't like anything too fussy .
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Matthias was not too fussy about how he went about his book-collecting.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
big/light/fussy etc eater
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During the time she was living with the Abramses, Katelyn was happy and a big eater , Carter said.
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While never a big eater , he did tend to snack it through the day and night.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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fussy wallpaper
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a fussy baby
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Although he spent three years writing these songs, the album does not sound fussy or labored.
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He's very fussy about his drinks being served in the right kind of glass.
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I've become much more fussy about how I draw the characters.
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My grandmother was a notoriously fussy housekeeper.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A bossy, fussy girl with only a few friends, she frustrated and alienated even the people who loved her most.
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But from what I hear he was too fussy for his own good.
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Even those who attempt to split the difference are not too fussy about where the line is drawn.
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If you wear your own clothes, try to make them smart and not too fussy .