fussy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfʌsi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfʌsi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fus′ē)

Inflections of 'fussy' (adj):
fussier
adj comparative
fussiest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
fussy adj (hard to satisfy)meticuloso/a adj
  quisquilloso/a adj
 Paul was very fussy and tended not to get things done very quickly.
 Paul era muy meticuloso y tenía tendencia a no hacer las cosas muy rápidamente.
fussy adj (exacting)exigente adj mf
 John's mom was very fussy about the way he did his chores.
 La madre de John era muy exigente con cómo hacía las tareas de la casa.
fussy adj (baby, child: hard to settle)mimado/a adj
  consentido/a adj
 Laura was a fussy child, but she mellowed as she got older.
 Laura era una niña mimada, pero se moderó al hacerse mayor.
fussy adj (overly ornate)cargado/a adj
  recargado/a adj
 The crown was covered in fussy details.
 La corona estaba cubierta de detalles recargados.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
fussy eater,
picky eater,
faddish eater n		 informal (person: dislikes many foods)remilgado con la comida, quisquilloso con la comida loc adj
  persona remilgada con la comida, persona quisquillosa con la comida nf + loc adj
  (coloquial)tiquismiquis con la comida n común inv + loc adj
  (AmL: coloquial)mañoso para comer loc adj
 Tom is a fussy eater; there's hardly anything he likes eating.
 Tom es remilgado con la comida: no le gusta comer casi nada.
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'fussy' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
chichi - choosy - dainty - faddish - faddy - fastidious - fastidiously - fastidiousness - finicky - fussbudget - fusspot - hard to please - meticulous - nitpicking - overconscientious - overparticular - overprecise - particular - pedantically - pick and choose
Spanish:
asquiento - remilgado - remirado - tiquismiquis - remilgoso - apetito caprichoso - chinchorrero - escrupuloso - mañoso - melindroso - quisquilloso

Collocations: is a fussy eater, is fussy with his [food, accommodation], is fussy about the [men] she dates, more...

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