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fusspotted

fusspotted is the simple past and past participle of fusspot.

Meaning of fusspot

Verb

fusspot (third-person singular simple present fusspots, present participle fusspotting, simple past and past participle fusspotted)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To make a fuss, particularly about trivial things.
    • I hadn't realised then that fusspotting about small details of social disorder was an Australian obsession.1999, Annie Caulfield, The Winners' Enclosure, page 67

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Questions about fusspotted

What is fusspotted the simple past and past participle of?
Fusspotted is the simple past and past participle of fusspot.

Words near fusspotted in the dictionary

  1. fussock
  2. fussocks
  3. fussocky
  4. fusspot
  5. fusspots
  6. fusspotted
  7. fusspottery
  8. fusspotting
  9. fussy
  10. fussy cut
  11. fust

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