fussiness

English Thesaurus

1. unnecessary elaborateness in details (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	elaborateness, ornateness,
definition	:	an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated (noun.attribute)

2. an irritable petulant feeling (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	distemper, ill humor, ill humour,
definition	:	an angry and disagreeable mood (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	testiness, tetchiness, touchiness,
definition	:	feeling easily irritated (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	pet,
definition	:	a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight) (noun.feeling)

3. unnecessary elaborateness in details (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky,
definition	:	exacting especially about details (adj.all)

derivation	:	busy, fussy,
definition	:	overcrowded or cluttered with detail (adj.all)

4. an irritable petulant feeling (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny,
definition	:	habitually complaining (adj.all)

derivation	:	bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered,
definition	:	annoyed and irritable (adj.all)

derivation	:	cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy,
definition	:	easily irritated or annoyed (adj.all)

5. unnecessary elaborateness in details (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky,
definition	:	exacting especially about details (adj.all)

derivation	:	busy, fussy,
definition	:	overcrowded or cluttered with detail (adj.all)

6. an irritable petulant feeling (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny,
definition	:	habitually complaining (adj.all)

derivation	:	bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered,
definition	:	annoyed and irritable (adj.all)

derivation	:	cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy,
definition	:	easily irritated or annoyed (adj.all)