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How do you use Fussy in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like crabbed or picky, plus the exact meaning.

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Fussy in a sentence

Fussy meaning

  1. Anxious or particular about petty details; hard to please.
  2. Having a tendency to fuss, cry, or be bad-tempered/ill-tempered (especially of babies).
  3. Having much unnecessary detail or decoration.

Synonyms of Fussy

Using Fussy

  • The main meaning on this page is: Anxious or particular about petty details; hard to please. | Having a tendency to fuss, cry, or be bad-tempered/ill-tempered (especially of babies). | Having much unnecessary detail or decoration.
  • Useful related words include: crabbed, picky, particular, finicky.
  • In the example corpus, fussy often appears in combinations such as: fussy about, fussy and, is fussy.

Context around Fussy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Fussy

  • In this selection, "fussy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, somewhat, too, appropriately, upscale, formality and eater stand out and add context to how "fussy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a fussy wife could and a throwback fussy formality. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "fussy" sits close to words such as aau, acme and aggravate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with fussy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

They’re fussy but worth it! (6 words)

Holiday dishes don’t need to be fussy. (8 words)

A fussy wife could have requested a litter and four young, muscular bearers. (13 words)

He was 7 months old then, hungry and appropriately fussy, which means that I spent most of the movie standing at the back of the theater — nursing, jiggling, shushing — and that neither of us has seen “La La Land” all the way through. (43 words)

However, the owner did admit: 'I wasn't there that evening and my employees were perhaps too fussy in managing the situation that had arisen, perhaps cutting the usual price a little or even not charging anything for the cake. (40 words)

Growing up back east, fancier folks than I would take their moms to somewhat fussy, upscale restaurants with names like Patricia Murphy’s Candlelight, and the fabled Tavern on the Green in New York’s Central Park. (37 words)

They’re fussy but worth it! (6 words)

Example sentences (20)

To me it’s more about what is fussy, and fussy to me just means really involved, over achieving.

All I can say is they’re not very fussy about what they eat.

Growing up back east, fancier folks than I would take their moms to somewhat fussy, upscale restaurants with names like Patricia Murphy’s Candlelight, and the fabled Tavern on the Green in New York’s Central Park.

He was 7 months old then, hungry and appropriately fussy, which means that I spent most of the movie standing at the back of the theater — nursing, jiggling, shushing — and that neither of us has seen “La La Land” all the way through.

In an era of athleisure, Parker is selling shoes of a throwback fussy formality.

Notoriously fussy eater Posh has previously been scrutinised for her diet, with David admitting she has eaten the same meal of grilled fish and vegetables for the past 25 years.

The viral video, which has been viewed more than 1.4 million times since it was first shared to TikTok on November 24, introduced TikTokers to Loki the sausage dog and his fussy eating habits.

They’re fussy but worth it!

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Traditional dishes that aren’t too fussy is usually what you’ll find on pub menus, and thankfully, that’s exactly what you can expect on McGinty’s Meal An’ Ale’s Aberdeen Restaurant Week (ARW) menu.

While he has worked with a number of dogs over the years, his current dog is Emmylou, a specialist search dog, who he said "was fussy about the spelling of her name - no hyphens allowed".

A fussy wife could have requested a litter and four young, muscular bearers.

Convertible versions look somewhat fussy with the top up, but are lovely with the top down.

However, the owner did admit: 'I wasn't there that evening and my employees were perhaps too fussy in managing the situation that had arisen, perhaps cutting the usual price a little or even not charging anything for the cake.

I don’t want to be one of those fussy filmmakers who tell people to see it in the best possible sound environment, but with this movie, it’s sort of true.

She may have legal title, and she can fire him at any time, but he has the weight of winemaking expertise, not to mention experience with fussy local politics.

Suddenly stuck at home, I had more time to perfect the watering routine of a fussy Swiss cheese plant, and lovingly train our devil’s ivy to delicately frame the bookcases.

The action begins with Ludwig working at home, being fussy and making his puzzles, when he gets a call from his sister-in-law and childhood friend Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin).

As the researchers commented: “The way a baby is introduced to solids will make very little difference to how fussy they will become or how much they will enjoy food.

Holiday dishes don’t need to be fussy.

I have never played a game using magnetized minis, so I can't judge how fussy the process is of changing out parts on the fly, or how often things fall off.

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Common combinations with fussy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "fussy" in a sentence?
An example: "To me it’s more about what is fussy, and fussy to me just means really involved, over achieving." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "fussy" from authentic English texts.
What does "fussy" mean?
Fussy means: Anxious or particular about petty details; hard to please.
What are synonyms of "fussy"?
Common synonyms of "fussy" include: crabbed, picky, particular, finicky, finical, fancy, busy, ill-natured. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "fussy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "fussy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.