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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
fussy
    adj 1: annoyed and irritable [syn: crabbed, crabby, cross,
           fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-
           tempered]
    2: overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a
       fussy design" [syn: busy, fussy]
    3: exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy
       about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was
       prepared" [syn: finical, finicky, fussy, particular,
       picky]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fussy \Fuss"y\, a. [Compar. Fussier; superl. Fussiest.]
   Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about
   trifles; overnice; fidgety.
   [1913 Webster]

         Not at all fussy about his personal appearance. --R. G.
                                                  White.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for fussy:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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