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fussinesses

fussinesses is the plural of fussiness.

Meaning of fussiness

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

Questions about fussinesses

What is fussinesses the plural of?
Fussinesses is the plural of fussiness.

Words near fussinesses in the dictionary

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

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