How To Use Fussy In A Sentence

Rampant Victoriana tends to be a bit too fussy for me, but there were some lovely bits of jet and marcasite jewelry that called my name. Runaway, Jersey-style
Herein resided the stem-winding, therapeutic logic of the year-long national "conversation on race"; the periodic presidential apologies for world-historic wrongs which were usually strategic evasions of actual legislative responsibility; and the fussy feel-good conferences on teen violence and the media. The Feel Good Presidency
They go for feel and function, leaning towards seam free, simple, unfussy styles.
Another good option is the Santa Lucia, a beautifully restored 18 th-century palazzo which is spoiled only by the management's choice of chintzy decor and over-fussy floral curtains in the guest rooms.
Herodotus is like, Truth is fluid, let's not get too fussy about the details. Alcibiades: canonically irresistable.

Also, will coumadin hurt my dog fussy licorice during bliss or renewable dyspepsia or if you must pantothenate for a robust time. Wii-volution
This antique elmwood dresser with petite brass hardware is unfussy and beautiful. Apartment Therapy Main
We're looking for black cod or ling cod, although I'm not fussy. A WOMAN WITHOUT LIES
And when it came to details, he was known to be worse than a fussy abbess running a nunnery.
Luckily for us, although they have some fussy tastes, many of the bacteria they like to eat are major pathogens, so they eat proteus and proteus is a bacterium that causes a lot of urinary tract infections.
Probably on a Lunar base, but maybe groundside, I wasn't fussy about the details. Archive 2006-02-01
M. le Comte's guests followed closely on the triumphant bridegroom's heels: M. le préfet, fussy and nervous, secretly delighted at the idea of affixing his official signature to such an aristocratic _contrat de mariage_ as was this between M.le. de Cambray de Brestalou and M. Victor de M.rmont, own nephew to M.rshal the duc de Raguse; M.dame la préfète, resplendent in the latest fashion from Paris, the Duc and Duchesse d'Embrun, cousins of the bride, the Vicomte de Génevois and his mother, who was Abbess of Pont Haut and godmother by proxy to Crystal de The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days
These fussy foragers pick the best and ripest coffee berries.
I felt that the food then was unnecessarily fussy.
And busy Americans have never been fussy about the qualifications of even the most exotic panjandrum. Magic and Mayhem
Meals are presented in an artful yet not overly fussy manner.
Women enjoy the attentiveness of Shanghai men but can't stand their being fussy and ‘picky’.
Hotels are few and far between and the restaurants tend to be simple and unfussy. Times, Sunday Times
Lesser fly-on-the-wall programmes would have ladled the pathos on with a shovel but there's an unfussy, understated humanity here. TV highlights 29/06/2011: Killer Tigers | Timeshift: Hotel Deluxe | Finding Amelia | The Apprentice | Afghanistan: The Battle For Helmand | 24 Hours in A&E
On June 25, it got fussy, rebellious, selfish, ego - driven fat cat Garfield.
It will not be fussy about the coal it burns, and will do so more thoroughly, producing little pollution.
The bitterling appears to be not a particularly fussy eater, but it's a small fish so likes small foods.
The next I hear, she has been spotted dining alone, unembarrassed, in an unfussy brasserie I had suggested.
She's getting more and more fussy as the months roll by.
Someone decided that the semicolons were needlessly fussy, resulting in what English teachers call a dangling modifier.
New Heights, for instance, which makes good-quality, unfussy wooden furniture, has dining tables and chairs, as well as sideboards, with or without dresser tops.
Cultivated blackberries are not far removed from their wild parents and do not need much fussy soil preparation.
The ensemble playing that provides the story's milieu has an organic feel, but is often fussy and gauche when what's required is brisk, broad caricature.
They refuse her every wish - to wear plain, plaid dresses instead of fussy white muslin, to go barefoot outdoors, and to have second helpings of food.
Clean uncluttered shapes work particularly well in this context, where anything fussy would counteract the effect of calming and grounding an otherwise busy scene. Times, Sunday Times
The room is all a bit fussy without being interesting. Times, Sunday Times
Well thanks for the kudos though us fussy femmes don't do "slobber"? My thong pic, a disability lap dance, the party, dehumanized, but still seeking possibilities
He is a pent-up wall of fussy manners and glacial reserve that instantly puts people on edge. Times, Sunday Times
Grant was always fussy about his personal appearance .
This can seem a lot of work, pedantic and fussy but is truly worth it if you can manage.
Grant was always fussy about his personal appearance .
If you find a Stream with a badly worn interior it's either been to the moon and back or had a very hard life, so be fussy and accept only the best.
They are generally low-slung and squat in their dimensions, with non-fussy angles and sparse external decoration.
I can get down to nitpicking detail, I am pretty fussy about certain things.
In the darkened hallway Maddie listens to her shoes squish, and worries Miss Margaret won't take to the new girl the agency will have to send over, fussy like she is, and so close to the end.
Our more skeptical age is apt to greet a performance like this with a smirk, as just more fussy Victorian moralism.
Ms. Jones says "persnickety" details in recipes, such as asking for a specific size onion, mandating "fussy" ways of cutting vegetables and listing expensive or hard-to-find ingredients, are frustrating home cooks. A Shift to Recipe-less Cooking
He's fussy, gassy, possibly lactose-intolerant, and suffering from what appears to be day-night confusion.
Old-fashioned fussy and ornate hearths, by contrast, are out.
Unflouncy apart from a touch of frill at the back, this winner sported a demure v-neck, sleek, unfussy hair and understated makeup.
Nevertheless, the visitors, like York, were not playing particularly well - though neither side were aided by some fussy refereeing by Mike Dawber, whose whistle-blowing often added to the disruption.
Keep soft toys, rattles, or pacifiers on hand in case your baby gets fussy.
At the same time, it can suppress genes that make certain people overfussy about who they settle down with. The Sun
But when the songs are less than first class they can sound cloying and too fussy.
Car owners have also become so touchy and fussy about the parking space that any encroachment leads to heated arguments and bouts of fisticuffs.
This is especially important for veggie or fussy diners who are pernickety about kitchen hygiene or the authenticity of their dishes.
In the stuffy room, its walls lined with fussy little ornaments, but no photos of family or friends, I nestled into my brother and promptly fell asleep as only a child can do.
Lesser fly-on-the-wall programmes would have ladled the pathos on with a shovel but there's an unfussy, understated humanity here. TV highlights 29/06/2011: Killer Tigers | Timeshift: Hotel Deluxe | Finding Amelia | The Apprentice | Afghanistan: The Battle For Helmand | 24 Hours in A&E
Almost all infants spit up, but if an infant spits up or throws up almost every time he eats and seems fussy, he may have heartburn.
It will not be fussy about the coal it burns, and will do so more thoroughly, producing little pollution.
In the unfussy bedrooms of the converted farmhouse, the exposed brickwork and stone floors suit the setting beautifully. Times, Sunday Times
They're less fussy and they make fewer excuses. Times, Sunday Times
Although crude by today's standards, this game is a thing of design perfection: simple, unfussy gameplay coupled with a beautifully designed look and excellent sound effects that still sound cool today.
The class isn't cheffy, fussy or pretentious, yet it still stretches you. Times, Sunday Times
The _cavass_ in charge of the servants was beginning to be fussy, in fear that while we were dawdling about the one train might come and go, and the _sitts_ and _effendis_ be left to the limited accommodations of Aïasulouk for the night. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878.
Next the captain, on the opposite side, was an elderly widow lady, with weak eyes and rather methodistical appearance; and on her left a fussy, brisk-looking little woman, of about thirty-five. Bluebell A Novel
The stage is constantly alive with the details of everyday life, but nothing looks fussy or threatens to interfere with the personalities who dominate the action.
Weil's recipes for unfussy summer desserts like easy blackberry cobbler, juicy peach pandowdy, and warm blueberry grunt leave no excuse for not taking advantage of summer fruit at its peak.
Step into any boulangerie, that neighborhood bakery, for the simple snacks, the croissant, brioche and éclairs, the everyday treats, and though simpler indeed they are as elegant and fussy as their more sophisticated siblings. Jamie Schler: When Simple Banana Bread Becomes Exotic (a recipe)
He's so fussy about the house - everything has to be absolutely perfect.
A sick person is likely to be fussy about his food.
This is fun, unfussy, honest fare that calls for a glass of cold beer.
The menu still changes daily, depending upon what fresh ingredients are to hand, and the rustic touches and attentive but unfussy service that make eating here so enjoyable are still much in evidence.
The ferocity and full-throatedness of Thom Southerland's pent-in, close-up, unfussy production, in which everyone is true and Alastair Brookshaw as the pernickety desolate victim is outstanding, means that the small Southwark Playhouse, which earlier this year had a runaway hit with the dynamic Tender Napalm, has now hosted one of the musical events of the year. Decade; The Tempest; The Kitchen; Parade – review
It's not hard and roses aren't really all that fussy, but the creation of a proper rosebed can mean the difference between mediocre roses and absolutely fabulous ones.
They are somewhat fussy about soil, preferring an acidic, sunny site that is not waterlogged.
His father's ‘prime horror’ was of prigs, and yet James does seem here to be awfully priggish, a fussy and self-obsessed old man.
Her eyes were a watery, cornflower blue, and she kept them wide and innocent, hiding her intelligence behind a naïve and fussy exterior.
“Gently now,” she thought, for the dead were like children awakened from a nap: drowsy, confused, liable to be fussy. A Night Visit to Endor « A Fly in Amber
As a character, Redzepi seems to distil the essence of what we currently think of as "best": there is nothing fussy or flamboyant about him; he is the opposite of what you'd think of as the Michelin "personality". El Bulli closes: Farewell parmesan frozen air...
However, when fashion decreed crinolines, bustles, and fussy late-Victorian frills and flounces, Australia tried to follow.
It had surprised me to find how fussy he was about some things.
If you were exceptionally fussy you might say that the article is just a tad short on hard numbers.
The spare sets are evocative of that period, without being overfussy about it. Houston Chronicle
The brilliant dare-devil from Italy despised alike the raw, limitary, reputable, priggish undergraduates and the dull, snuffling, smug-looking, fussy dons. The Life of Sir Richard Burton
This unfussy approach can at first seem underwhelming. The Sun
They are much more common than the native red squirrels because they are bigger, bolder and less fussy about what they eat. Times, Sunday Times
But the comedy is ghastly dull, the choreography fussy and boring - a yawn a minute, I thought sourly.
She is not fussy about her food.
You could then leave it unplanted or try a variegated ivy, which is pretty unfussy.
The style is unfussy, with scuffed wood floors in the restaurant and bar, and nautical paraphernalia in the cosy lounge. Times, Sunday Times
My grandmother was a notoriously fussy housekeeper.
This makes it rather fussy about its growing conditions, and the fortunes of the plant wax and wane each year according to the weather. Times, Sunday Times
The resultant space is large, airy, unfussy, restrained.
Attention to detail matched with unfussy yet vibrantly flavored foods may seem contradictory, but, in the hands of this chef, the combination attests to the success of his cooking philosophy.
And it is a particularly literal-minded kind of description: no fussy, unnecessary adjectives, no figurative flourishes to get in the way of a full-on apprehension of the house and its wooden walls, its veranda flagstones and "vertical surfaces. Translated Texts
Judging by his phony picture he's one of those fussy, antiseptic, precocious little boys that mothers adore and fathers get used to.
Attention to detail matched with unfussy yet vibrantly flavored foods may seem contradictory, but, in the hands of this chef, the combination attests to the success of his cooking philosophy.
This can seem a lot of work, pedantic and fussy but is truly worth it if you can manage.
Many young children go through periods of being fussy eaters and this is a normal part of growing up.
Of course this whole business would always rob what should've been a dramatic meteorological occasion of all excitement, replacing it with drudgery and a feeling of having our enjoyment of the thunder and lightning compromised by archetypal fussy mumsiness. Siren sounds
ADDED, bonus usage question: Since we have to say "in-laws," is there any point in preserving the fussy form "mothers-in-law" or fathers-in-law, etc. Archive 2006-05-01
In the unfussy bedrooms of the converted farmhouse, the exposed brickwork and stone floors suit the setting beautifully. Times, Sunday Times
The baby begins to grow fussy again, so I start bouncing him up and down.
‘It is the plainness of his speech, the unfussy and unelaborate way he can express himself,’ Hugh said, to explain the writer's enduring appeal.
We're looking for black cod or ling cod, although I'm not fussy. A WOMAN WITHOUT LIES
The dining room is a delight - light and unfussy with exposed beams and stonework. Times, Sunday Times
The Gustavian style - a reaction against fussy rococo interiors - originated in 1770s Sweden and is still popular.
I am not fussy about what I eat.
This plant is an annual that is easy to start from seed and is not fussy about soil or light.
Paying homage to a selection of design concepts, this ultra-stylish place is described as ‘New York loft meets vintage chic’, a modern, unfussy combination that harmonises beautifully.
Applied to almost anything spriggy and floral, it supposedly encapsulated everything that is fussy and backward-looking about British style.
For ten years he has been bringing his unfussy style of cooking to his own restaurant in Mayfair. Times, Sunday Times
It's possible that the worries are overdone and that regulators are overfussy. Times, Sunday Times
It certainly looks pretty, also less fussy and bulky. Times, Sunday Times
But they get less fussy with age. The Sun
Beginners should avoid difficult, fussy crops such as cauliflower.
It is always better to make paving less fussy than its surrounding planting, which means keeping the pattern simple, especially across a lawn. Times, Sunday Times
If you are not fussy about the most of the moment shape or style, some name-dropping designers sell leftover stock to off-price stores and discounters.
I am not fussy about what I eat.
yaps" and snarls as any Irish terrier, and as peevish and fussy as a fault-finding old woman. Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces
A My style is unfussy. Times, Sunday Times
In the silence, there was the fussy ticking of an ormolu clock. THE GOLDEN LION
It should be clean, unfussy and refreshed once a week. Times, Sunday Times
'Where do you want to go for lunch?' 'I'm not fussy .'
Bar seats are the most intimate in the house, a place where you can eavesdrop as staff interact with fussy eaters, see whether the bartender is checking freshly opened bottles for corkiness few do, and get a peek at what the back of the house likes to sip and nibble. Boston.com Top Stories
They are somewhat fussy about soil, preferring an acidic, sunny site that is not waterlogged.
I know, some are fussy and require extra attention while others are completely elusive, but that's part of their charm.
Her two-hour sunrise yoga sessions and macrobiotic diet (though hers appears to include wine and cheese) have been held up as instances of fussy obsessiveness.
They are small and unfussy, with slender fingers and short, neatly shaped nails. Times, Sunday Times
We can get fussy similarity data correlation by using general analysis in modern mathematics.
It is an unfussy, under-stated portrayal of a spirited and rebellious individual who is not prepared to play out the cards life has dealt her.
I know you’re fussy, so I’ll tell you straight out …. .ummm … …. arrr … …. .ahhhhh … .. there’s only one ‘l’ in chilblains. Smoke
The furniture looked comfortable, nothing fussy or too elaborate.
It is hard to understand how anyone can be fussy about the tidiness of his/her own surrounds and yet have no concern for the feelings of the people living near where the plastic bags were dumped.
All three retread familiar themes and narratives by their respective filmmakers, and use an exact, refined visual style that is unfussy and deceptively simple.
Unfussy defending from York and toothless tokens of attack from Southend - the corners mirrored sharply the pattern of the first 45 minutes.
Rob Schneider, whose Saturday Night Live heyday seems a pitifully distant memory right about now, stars as the title schlub, a fussy nerd who somehow landed a gorgeous Mexican-American bride the innocuous Claudia Bassols after a six-week courtship. Thursday TV in Review: Rotten Rob, Finder, Person of Interest and More
A fussy mother of the Caucasian bride and an over-zealous traditional aunt of the East-Indian groom make this road to marital bliss rougher than it needs to be.
No more fussy garnishes and elaborate sauces for me, it's simple combinations that count.
He had a little leather case to put it in, terribly fussy!
He was not keen on gardening but was fussy about his lawns, which must have mowing stripes and no moss.
All five suites have an unfussy look but the decor in each is distinctive. Times, Sunday Times
Humble dressmaker details, such as self-welting and a flat flange, are simpler than fussy ruffles.
I was totally determined to have the wedding of my dreams and I am admittedly quite a fussy person. The Sun
Most often it doesn't and he goes all sullen and broody, muttering about fussy neighbours and piling even more garden waste on the smoking heap.
Imagine, if you will, the most chintzy, fussy, mock-antique kitchen, with anything that doesn't move covered with an ornamental doily.
Out at the center a fussy jacana was feeding with her two spindly-legged babies, while, still nearer, three scarlet-helmeted gallinules lumbered about, now and then tipping over a silvery and black infant which seemed puzzled as to which it should call parent. Edge of the Jungle
He lives in a small fishing village on the coast of Iceland, a bleak, barren place with one or two buildings, a few fussy townsfolk, and a lot of snow and cold.
Our first built projects were very important because they made us realize how fussy we need to be with details in order to get good results.
The arrangements are intricate without being fussy or complicated for the sake of it.
About an hour later, he got fussy and I took him home, fed him, burped him, changed him, and sang him to sleep.
Think roaring log fires, real ales and an unfussy atmosphere. The Sun
Fussy high-end clients might not think Ikea impressive or exclusive enough for their rarefied tastes.
Instead, keep the look elegant and unfussy and let the print do the shouting. The Sun
The effect, in the end, is a little fussy, everything too pretty and tight.
Keep soft toys, rattles, or pacifiers on hand in case your baby gets fussy.
Car owners have also become so touchy and fussy about the parking space that any encroachment leads to heated arguments and bouts of fisticuffs.
The tables may lack linen and the menu might be a touch less fussy, but the quality of cooking more than cuts the mustard. Times, Sunday Times
It is so urgent, clean and unfussy. Times, Sunday Times
Adults are fussy and picky; adults only want to deal in logic and real life.
While it's known that plant eaters and omnivores often eat a wide selection of foods to ensure the intake of various nutrients, carnivores aren't thought to be that fussy.
It certainly looks pretty, also less fussy and bulky. Times, Sunday Times
Gone was the fussy detailing and embellishment. Times, Sunday Times
The interior is very smart, not too fussy or full of showy gadgets or dials.
Most often it doesn't and he goes all sullen and broody, muttering about fussy neighbours and piling even more garden waste on the smoking heap.
Cantankerous critics like me will be dismissed as fussy old fogies.
He was as fussy and fastidious as many great writers, prone to restless and often tiny adjustments.
Inside, the airy lounge and dining area has French windows on to the terrace and the three bedrooms are unfussy but comfortable. Times, Sunday Times
With the specific exception of river margin faunas, the more fussy hygrophilous species are well represented in Ireland.
He's the least fussy person you could meet. The Sun
The little black dress is the anithesis of fussy dressing.
My dad occasionally used to make kedgeree as a Sunday treat – and, fussy, ungrateful child that I was, I'd go through it with a fine-pronged fork and pick out all traces of fish before wolfing down the buttery, delicately spiced rice. Felicity Cloake's comfort food
The little black dress is the anithesis of fussy dressing.
It certainly looks pretty, also less fussy and bulky. Times, Sunday Times
Think roaring log fires, real ales and an unfussy atmosphere. The Sun
A fussy neighbour broke his collar bone building barricades against the hippies.
During the day I'll usually snack on a biscuit or some chocolate at some point - but I'm not fussy which kind - I chop and change according to mood and availability.
They were a young couple who wanted a sea view and were rather fussy. The Sun
Its stronger moments come when Mason leaves off his fussy scholarly pose, as a translator and footnoting glossarist for the book's varied literary gestures toward ancient Greek stories. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
My daughter would like an unfussy style in a maxi length, preferably in mint green or silver. Times, Sunday Times
For formal dining, Restaurant Caledonian offers a contemporary Scottish menu with locally sourced ingredients prepared with an eye for fresh, unfussy cooking.
Second, any man so concerned and fussy about the details of a tooth-pick case is definitely a fop, a dandy.
The menu is so good - so deliciously unfussy - that it is almost impossible to choose (for the record, I had lobster lasagne with a mussel and saffron sauce).
This unfussy approach can at first seem underwhelming. The Sun
No: The inspiring recipe called for a fussy, time-consuming process for precooking the eggplant, one I'll never repeat. Eggplant Lasagna | A Veggie Venture
In your case, a plain and unfussy bag will look far more chic than a decorative item.
All the drama is in the pewter sequins (a glitzier colour would look trashy), and it is such a strong, unfussy dress, you don't even have to wear jewellery with it.
The cut is clean, unfussy and modern. Times, Sunday Times
And when it came to details, he was known to be worse than a fussy abbess running a nunnery.
He found the father the exact antithesis of the daughter: a nervous, fretful, irritable individual (gout had him by the heels at the time), who was as full of "yaps" and snarls as any Irish terrier, and as peevish and fussy as a fault-finding old woman. Cleek, the Master Detective
he was particularly fussy about spelling
The style is unfussy, with scuffed wood floors in the restaurant and bar, and nautical paraphernalia in the cosy lounge. Times, Sunday Times
Light, fruity, exceptionally unfussy and clean, this is a refreshing lunchtime wine for summer - and a welcome addition to any cellar.
The plain grey silk wall panels and simple curtains, in fabrics by Pierre Frey, convey understated luxury without being stodgy - there are no fussy swags and tassels.
Notoriously fussy, the trees that produce the fruit that can be made into chocolate grow only along a very slender tropical strip ten to twenty latitudinal degrees north and south of the equator. Anneli Rufus: Can Chocolate Save Hawaii?
Nobody is chuckling at fussy old Hen now. Times, Sunday Times
Fussy clothes were bijoux; smart cars were chi-chi. Times, Sunday Times
My mother is very fussy about dogs and she surely tested a dozen before settling on Max.
And he takes a travelling rug with him - another of those fussy bag-and-baggage objects which assert the novel's tonality.
However, when fashion decreed crinolines, bustles, and fussy late-Victorian frills and flounces, Australia tried to follow.
Havard Wiik's piano is crucial throughout; his spare, unfussy chording recalls the economy of Monk or Herbie Nichols, while his solos are logical, melodic and direct.
Back in the fall of 1959, when I arrived in Boston as a college freshman, the universally acknowledged top of the heap was Locke-Ober, a Belle Époque pillar of elegance off the Common, with a men-only main dining room and a stuffy menu crowned by a pointlessly fussy treatment of decorticated and reshelled lobster called Savannah. Boston Goes Way Beyond Cod
`Well, it was only... The receptionist said Dr McIntosh would come -- "She heard her voice, pedantic, fussy. THE GOLDEN LION
This is especially important for veggie or fussy diners who are pernickety about kitchen hygiene or the authenticity of their dishes.

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