Associations to the word «Fussy»

Wiktionary

FUSSY, adjective. Anxious or particular about petty details.
FUSSY, adjective. Having a tendency to fuss, cry, or be ill-tempered (especially of babies).
FUSSY CUT, verb. (quilting) To cut pieces of fabric so that a particular part of the printed design is centered or featured.

Dictionary definition

FUSSY, adjective. Annoyed and irritable.
FUSSY, adjective. Overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design".
FUSSY, adjective. Exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne