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fussy

[fuhs-ee] / ˈfʌs i /


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“Guyana might be a little bit too light for them to want to ramp up, but you know, a liquid barrel is a liquid barrel, so maybe they won’t be too fussy about the quality.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 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

A little retro, fancy but never fussy, shrimp cocktail is festive food guests go ga-ga for.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

That style also means that “Dust Bunny” is quite fussy and mannered and if you don’t buy in on the film’s arch humor and stylized world, you’re liable to bounce right off of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

The fussy little cat had not left her alone since being rescued from Lord Fredrick.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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