Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fussy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fussy \Fuss"y\, a. [Compar. {Fussier}; superl {Fussiest}.]
Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about
trifles; overnice; fidgety.
Not at all fussy about his personal appearance. --R. G.
White.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fussy
adj 1: perversely irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {crabby}, {cross}, {grouchy},
{grumpy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-tempered}]
2: overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a
fussy design" [syn: {busy}]
3: exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy
about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was
prepared" [syn: {finical}, {finicky}, {particular}]
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