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| 1. | [ adjective ] perversely irritable | |
| Synonyms: | cross crabby grouchy grumpy bad-tempered ill-tempered crabbed | |
| Related terms: | ill-natured | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] perversely irritable | |
| Synonyms: | cross crabbed crabby grouchy grumpy ill-tempered bad-tempered | |
| Related terms: | ill-natured | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] overcrowded or cluttered with detail | |
| Synonyms: | busy | |
| Examples: | "a busy painting" "a fussy design" |
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| Related terms: | fancy | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] exacting especially about details | |
| Synonyms: | finicky particular finical | |
| Examples: | "a finicky eater" "fussy about clothes" "very particular about how her food was prepared" |
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| Related terms: | fastidious | |
| Similar spelling: |
fuss fuse fuzzy fusee Fusco fuggy Fuquay fug |
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