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Fussy

Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety.

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Similar meaning 6

Fancy 84% connected

The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Fancy 84% connected

The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Fastidious 84% connected

Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with difficulty; squeamish; as, a fastidious mind or ear; a fastidious appetite.

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Fastidious 84% connected

Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with difficulty; squeamish; as, a fastidious mind or ear; a fastidious appetite.

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Ill-natured 84% connected

Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person.

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Ill-natured 84% connected

Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person.

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Derivationally related 6

Crossness 74% connected

The quality or state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Crossness 74% connected

The quality or state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fussiness 74% connected

The quality of being fussy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fussiness 74% connected

The quality of being fussy.

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Spat 74% connected

imp. of Spit.

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Spat 74% connected

imp. of Spit.

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Synonym 9

Busy 92% connected

Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Crabbed 92% connected

Characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical; -- applied to feelings, disposition, or manners.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Crabby 92% connected

Crabbed; difficult, or perplexing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Cross 92% connected

A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below th…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Finical 92% connected

Affectedly fine; overnice; unduly particular; fastidious.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Finicky 92% connected

Finical; unduly particular.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Grumpy 92% connected

Surly; dissatisfied; grouty.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ill-tempered 92% connected

Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Particular 92% connected

Relating to a part or portion of anything; concerning a part separated from the whole or from others of the class; separate; sole; single; individual…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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