Fussy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

annoyed and irritable

overcrowded or cluttered with detail

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈʌsi/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈʌsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈʌsi/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈʌsi/.

Examples

a busy painting
a fussy design
a finicky eater

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

picky busy grumpy finicky crabbed grouchy finical particular bad-tempered crabby cross ill-tempered

Parts of Speech

adjective	annoyed and irritable
adjective	overcrowded or cluttered with detail “a busy painting”
adjective	exacting especially about details “a finicky eater”

Word Forms

crabbedness	noun	a disposition to be ill-tempered
crab	noun	a quarrelsome grouch
crabbiness	noun	a disposition to be ill-tempered
crossness	noun	a disposition to be ill-tempered
fussiness	noun	an irritable petulant feeling
grouch	noun	a bad-tempered person
grump	noun	a bad-tempered person
grumpiness	noun	a fussy and eccentric disposition
fuss	noun	a quarrel about petty points

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

pingelig

genervt und gereizt

🇫🇷French

difficile

ennuyé et irritable

🇪🇸Spanish

exigente

molesto e irritable

🇮🇹Italian

pignolo

irritato e irritabile

🇳🇱Dutch

kieskeurig

geïrriteerd en prikkelbaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

temperamental

irritado e irritado

🇷🇺Russian

суетливый

раздраженный и раздражительный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उधम

चिड़चिड़े और चिड़चिड़े

🇧🇩Bengali

উচ্ছৃঙ্খল

বিরক্ত এবং খিটখিটে

🇮🇳Tamil

வம்பு

எரிச்சல் மற்றும் எரிச்சல்

🇮🇳Telugu

గజిబిజిగా

చిరాకు మరియు చిరాకు

🇮🇳Marathi

गडबड

चिडचिड आणि चिडचिड

🇮🇳Gujarati

મિથ્યાડંબરયુક્ત

નારાજ અને ચીડિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಡಿಬಿಡಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ

ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕೆರಳಿಸುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കലഹമുള്ള

അലോസരപ്പെടുത്തുകയും പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੜਬੜ

ਨਾਰਾਜ਼ ਅਤੇ ਚਿੜਚਿੜੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہلچل

ناراض اور چڑچڑا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

挑剔的

恼怒易怒

🇯🇵Japanese

うるさい

イライラしてイライラする

🇰🇷Korean

까다로운

짜증나고 짜증나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cầu kì

khó chịu và cáu kỉnh

🇹🇭Thai

จุกจิก

รำคาญและหงุดหงิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

cerewet

kesal dan mudah tersinggung

🇵🇭Filipino

makulit

inis at iritable

🇲🇾Malay

cerewet

jengkel dan mudah marah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صعب الإرضاء

منزعج وسريع الانفعال

🇮🇷Persian

پر هیاهو

مزاحم و تحریک پذیر

🇹🇷Turkish

telaşlı

sinirli ve sinirli

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַקפִּיד בִּקְטָנוֹת

עצבני ועצבני

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