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
That intrinsic level of care is present in “Hard Truths,” but without the fussiness that often feels present in films made by notorious perfectionists.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 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
Xan blamed the onset of old age and the crick in her back and the fussiness of the child, but none of those things was true.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
