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Definition of Fussiness
1. Noun. An irritable petulant feeling.
Generic synonyms: Distemper, Ill Humor, Ill Humour
Specialized synonyms: Testiness, Tetchiness, Touchiness, Pet
Derivative terms: Fretful, Fussy, Irritable, Peevish, Petulant
2. Noun. Unnecessary elaborateness in details.
Definition of Fussiness
1. n. The quality of being fussy.
Definition of Fussiness
1. Noun. The state of being fussy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fussiness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Fussiness
Literary usage of Fussiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Apostolic Fathers by Ignatius, Polycarp, Hermas, Kirsopp Lake (1917)
"So then I think that you have learnt sufficiently that the Christians do rightly
in abstaining from the general silliness and deceit and fussiness and pride ..."
2. Memoirs of Constant, the Emperor Napoleon's Head Valet: Containing Details by Louis Constant Wairy, Louis Constant Wairy Constant, Percy Pinkerton (1896)
"... kind thought of me—Madame Saint- Hilaire is upset—Her fussiness and the
Empress's simplicity. IT is here that my diary of our journey to Mayence should ..."
3. Through Asiatic Turkey: Narrative of a Journey from Bombay to the Bosphorus by Grattan Geary (1878)
"sha—-The Persian Consul—A complicated case—The French Consul—fussiness of some
Consuls of that nation—A remarkable incident—The shrine at ..."
4. The Woman's Athenæum (1912)
"ETIQUETTE, fussiness AND GOOD BREEDING To BE fussy about trifles, to gauge one's
own refinement or that of others by specific acts or omissions ia always ..."
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