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English noun: fussiness

1. fussiness (feeling) an irritable petulant feeling


Synonymscholer, crossness, fretfulness, irritability, peevishness, petulance


Broader (hypernym)distemper, ill humor, ill humour


Narrower (hyponym)pet, testiness, tetchiness, touchiness

2. fussiness (attribute) unnecessary elaborateness in details


Broader (hypernym)elaborateness, ornateness









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