fusspot

Example Sentences

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When hotels automatically stock your room with a complimentary bottle and restaurants greet you with “Still or sparkling?” asking for tap water would mean outing yourself as a miser or a fusspot.

From New York Times

Being a faddy fusspot is the only trend I’ve ever been ahead of the game on.

From The Guardian

Beale came off as an angry fusspot in his scenes with Ophelia, and when he vowed to drink hot blood, it was clear he’d rather turn on the kettle and pick up a good novel.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead of making Harriet a three-dimensional piece of work, it turns her into a forgivable fusspot.

From Seattle Times

What we soon realize is that this novel marks the climax of the author’s fascination with moaners, groaners, fusspots, and other oracles of self-pity.

From The New Yorker