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fussy

[fuhs-ee] / ˈfʌs i /


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“Guyana might be a little bit too light for them to want to ramp up, but you know, a liquid barrel is a liquid barrel, so maybe they won’t be too fussy about the quality.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Briany, with her plump cheeks and full head of dark hair, wasn’t normally this fussy.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

John Lavelle exudes a perfumed whiff of modern camp in his portrayal of Orsini-Rosenberg, the fussy, backstabbing director of the Imperial Opera.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Still, How Great Can Carlos Be Is an entertaining debate for fussy old tennis to indulge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

I wanted him just to be quiet and not make a fussy to beg, even.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier




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