A fussy referee can ruin a bout.
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Fussy
/ˈfʌ.si/
Synonyms for "fussy" (171 found)
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difficultdiscriminatingeclecticelaborateelegantexactexactingexigentexquisitefancyfastidiousfault-findingfidgetyfinefinicalfinickingfinickyfinikinflamboyantflorid
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Adjective(13 words)
elaborateelaborate designexcessive decorationfastidiousfiddlyfinicalfinickierfinickiestfretfulgeekygrouchygrumpyill-tempered
Verb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
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Adjective(13 words)
jumpylaboredlivelyluxuriantluxuriousmeticulousmincingminutemoresquenarrownicenigglingnit-pickingornateostentatiousovercriticaloverelaborateoverelegantoverlaboredoverworked
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overwroughtpainstakingparticularpawkypedanticperfectionistpernicketypersnicketypicayunepickypicturesquepoppingpreciouspreciseprecisianisticprecisionisticpretty-prettypriggishprissyprudishpunctiliouspunctualqueasyquerulousrefinedreligiousrestiverestlessrichrigidrigorousrococoscrupulousscrutinizingsedateshowyspecialspecificsqueamishstrictsubtletensetrueturbulentuneasyunquietunrestfulunsettled
Noun(2 words)
mincingornamental quality
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3 entriesdecorative descriptordescriptive adjectiveemotional state descriptor
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6 entriesCollocations
5 entriesfussy detailsfussy dressfussy eaterfussy routinefussy standards
Inflections
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3 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
That old man is a fussy eater.
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He is a very fussy eater.
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Tom is very fussy about what he eats.
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