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fussiness

fussiness noun: the state of being fussy.

Noun

fussiness (usually uncountable, plural fussinesses)

  1. (usually) The state of being fussy.
    • Spinola was hovering about the external fittings of the figure with unusual fussiness. When at length he released the left hand it seemed for an almost perceptible moment that the action hung. Then the arm descended and carried out the discard.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC

Forms of fussiness

pluralfussinesses

Origin of fussiness

From fussy + -ness.

Questions about fussiness

What does fussiness mean?
Fussiness means the state of being fussy.
What part of speech is fussiness?
Fussiness is a noun.
What is the plural of fussiness?
The plural of fussiness is fussinesses.

Words near fussiness in the dictionary

  1. Fusseys
  2. fussicky
  3. fussier
  4. fussiest
  5. fussily
  6. fussiness
  7. fussinesses
  8. fussing
  9. fussing around
  10. fussing over
  11. fussings

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