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Meanings of
fussiness
in English
Portuguese
irritabilidade
Catalan
còlera
Spanish
cólera
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An irritable petulant feeling.
irritability
petulance
peevishness
choler
fretfulness
crossness
Portuguese
irritabilidade
Usage of
fussiness
in English
1
In the male that same
fussiness
develops, and a certain primness, too.
2
This antiquated
fussiness
of the dilettante little nobleman was sickening to her.
3
We may grant that the
fussiness
of Sinclair told against his proposals.
4
She was all plump and giddy
fussiness
-innocentand full of frivolity.
5
Ashamed of his own
fussiness
,
the Master went back to his work.
6
William Morris held that all types should avoid hair-lines,
fussiness
,
and ugliness.
7
At last even Carolyn Drake's querulous
fussiness
was satisfied, or trampled down.
8
And I don't think one needs to associate wine with
fussiness
and stuffiness.
9
It is not an instance of the
fussiness
of Mrs. Grundy.
10
Jealousy might be at the bottom of it or a certain nervous
fussiness
.
11
They had to assume an indolent attitude in pure opposition to his
fussiness
.
12
The Australians, afflicted by our modern nervous
fussiness
,
could not leave Chidley alone.
13
People always expect my taste to be pretty-pretty, but I don't like
fussiness
.
14
But the
fussiness
of their needs made them all seem like little kids.
15
Throughout her life Russell hated what she saw as feminine
fussiness
.
16
The intensity it generated was far more important than some
fussiness
in the production.
Other examples for "fussiness"
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About this term
fussiness
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
nervous fussiness
aggressive fussiness
antiquated fussiness
bashful fussiness
benevolent fussiness
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Translations for
fussiness
Portuguese
irritabilidade
Catalan
còlera
fúria
Spanish
cólera
furia
Fussiness
through the time