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# fussy

«fussy» in Mova's school dictionary: **hard to please and cares too much about small details** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (fussy, fussier, fussiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A fussy person is hard to please and cares too much about small details. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussy/#m1)

2) A fussy eater only likes certain foods. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussy/#m2)

3) Fussy can describe something with too many decorations or details. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussy/#m3)

4) A fussy baby is cranky and keeps crying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussy/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life «fussy eaters» refuse new foods; parents say «don't be fussy». In stories a fussy character worries about every detail. Phrases: «a fussy eater», «not fussy» (happy with anything), «fussy about».

### examples

- My brother is a fussy eater; he won't eat peas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussy/#x1)
- Cats can be fussy about their food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussy/#x2)
- I'm not fussy; any colour is fine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussy/#x3)
- The baby was fussy because she was tired. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussy/#x4)
- Grandma is fussy about clean shoes in the house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussy/#x5)
- The wallpaper is too fussy with all those flowers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussy/#x6)
- Don't be fussy; try a little bit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussy/#x7)

### note

Spelling: fussier, fussiest (y to i). Noun: «fuss» («make a fuss»). Being careful is good; being fussy means too much.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fussy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.