fussy
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Children with special educational needs can sometimes experience sensory difficulties when it comes to food - and are not classified as fussy eaters.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Marshall agreed Tyler was "not fussy" about where and when she sang, getting up on stage with him when she attended a gig of a friend's band, and always being game for some karaoke.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
It’s not a fussy place, with bright lighting and no candles, an environment in which toddlers could, in theory, careen around.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
But Rhode Island is also fussy about its beaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Now, you’d better go. And do be careful in my husband’s territory, Percy. Don’t take anything. He is awfully fussy about his trinkets and trash.”
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
Large single-family landlords have become fussier about where they want to own property and how much they pay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Parlakian said parents should expect babies who experience the effects of the fires to be disregulated, fussier, and harder to soothe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025
In contrast, those people are fussier and more frivolous, and there's ostensibly humor to be found in plumbing those differences.
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2021
Panela is fussier and less predictable than table sugar, Mr. Quintero explained, because it contains all the components of the cane juice, not all of which can be adjusted.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2021
Mr. Jarvis, fussier than ever, and blinking continually behind his gold-rimmed spectacles, followed them into the private office.
From The Lighted Way by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
In my mind, it's hosting in the fussiest way possible.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2022
The fussiest part of the recipe is chilling everything and then removing the fat before reheating and pureeing the sauce.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2021
Has the galaxy’s fussiest droid, C-3PO, somehow been turned to the dark side, as suggested by his glowing red eyes?
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2019
He quickly drew the ire and ridicule of the fussiest corners of the Internet when a photo of him, crucially obscuring his explanatory sign, was posted to Reddit.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 23, 2014
Fern did her best to keep the fussiest hens away from the cows, Butter especially.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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