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fussy

[fuhs-ee] / ˈfʌs i /


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The production is a revival of the disappointingly fussy, clumsy, old-fashioned one by Lee Blakeley the company unveiled in 2013 for Conlon and to celebrate the Verdi bicentennial.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

When Leonidas was just a month old, he was fussy and often constipated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 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

She said the rescue centre received a lot of negative comments and abuse online because people thought it was the rescue being "fussy or difficult".

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

When he was a baby and going through his nightly fussy period, he’d only calm down after I played him a lullaby on my cello.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman




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