Meanings
nounfussiness (usually uncountable, plural fussinesses)
plural fussinesses
- uncountableusuallyThe state of being fussy.
Spinola was hovering about the external fittings of the figure with unusual fussiness. When at length he released the left hand it seemed for an almost perceptible moment that the action hung. Then the arm descended and carried out the discard.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan irritable petulant feeling
Broader
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Origin
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Chicago
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