fussiness
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What we call "fussiness" with a disapproving tone, is often anxiety and sensitivity, says consultant counselling psychologist Dr Ritika Suk Birah.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
Though many kids aren’t without their picky eating habits, the child’s fussiness stems from a rare eating disorder, leaving her underweight and requiring a feeding tube that Linda must monitor daily.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2025
Researchers found that 60% of infants whose parents had to switch formulas had experienced issues such as fussiness, gas, spit-up, constipation and diarrhea.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2024
Davis’ fussiness evokes watchmakers or jewelers, but those analogies miss her humor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
Aunt Kitty could handle an argument, but the second a tinge of fussiness colored my voice, she went deaf.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
