fussily
1
7.3
- adverb
- /ˈfəsəˌlē/
:
meticulosamente
- The teacher fussily organized her desk, making sure every pencil was aligned perfectly.
- fussily arranged
Examples
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Frowning, lips pursed, his mother focused intently on her cards, fussily tweaking them into a perfectly symmetrical fan.
Fiction book (1990) -
The old man had finished his magazine and was fussily fitting his glasses into their case.
Fiction book (1995) -
But it was only Haf Berg, sitting down at last, working his chair fussily across the flagstones.
Fiction book (1993) -
His father stood at the workbench, tinkering fussily with an old-fashioned video console.
Fiction book (1990) -
The priest had a devoted housekeeper, but still the house nuns brought him armloads of cut flowers and fussily arranged them, competing to bring the prettiest bouquets or simply the most.
Fiction book (1992) -
He fussily adjusted the decorations on the cake, ensuring that each flower looked just right.
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The manager fussily reviewed every report before the meeting, insisting on perfect formatting.
Synonyms
32
8.3
With great care and close attention to small details
20
6.0
With great care and attention to small details
4
6.3
Describe or record something with great care for small details
2
7.7
In a careful way that pays attention to small details and keeps things clean
1
9.2
In a very fussy way about small details
1
8.2
To pay too much attention to small rules or details
In a very proper and fussy way
Antonyms
How Fussy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fussily comes from the simple word fuss ('a lot of small worry or bother') plus the adverb ending -ly, and is like the adjective fussy. So, to do something fussily is to pay too much attention to tiny details.