fussy
Anxious or particular about petty detailsAnxious or particular about petty details; hard to please.
» Tom is very fussy about what he eats.
Том дуже перебірливий у їжі.
Meaning
3 sensesAnxious or particular about petty details; hard to please.
pingelig, wählerisch, anspruchsvoll
привере́дливыйpriverédlivyj, разбо́рчивыйrazbórčivyj, приди́рчивыйpridírčivyj
прискі́пливийpryskíplyvyj, вибагливийvybahlyvyj, вимогливийvymohlyvyj
exacting especially about details
Having a tendency to fuss, cry, or be bad-tempered/ill-tempered (especially of babies).
quengelig, unruhig, wählerisch
Having much unnecessary detail or decoration.
Examples
130 sentencesTom is very fussy about what he eats.
Том дуже перебірливий у їжі.
Tom is a very fussy eater, isn't he?
Том дуже перебірливий у їжі, так?
I'm a fussy eater.
Я примхливий їдець.
Tom is fussy.
Том капризний.
He is a very fussy eater.
ruОн очень привередлив в еде.
deEr ist sehr pingelig beim Essen.
Translations
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Forms
fussier, fussiestSynonyms
12 synonyms- overcrowded or cluttered with detail:busy
- exacting especially about details:finicalfinickyparticularpicky
- annoyed and irritable:crabbedcrabbycrossgrouchygrumpybad-temperedill-tempered
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
5 patterns- fussy eater
- very fussy eater
- a very fussy
- a fussy eater
- is a fussy