FUSSY


Meaning of FUSSY in English

fuss ‧ y /ˈfʌsi/ BrE AmE ( comparative fussier , superlative fussiest ) adjective

1 . very concerned about small, usually unimportant details, and difficult to please

fussy about

Sue was fussy about her looks.

A lot of small children are fussy eaters (=they dislike many types of food) .

‘Do you want to go out or just rent a movie?’ ‘I’m not fussy’ (=I don’t mind) .

2 . fussy clothes, objects, buildings etc are very detailed and decorated – used to show disapproval OPP plain , simple :

The furniture looked comfortable, nothing fussy or too elaborate.

3 . with small, exact, and careful actions, sometimes showing nervousness:

She patted her hair with small fussy movements.

—fussily adverb

—fussiness noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.