Noun: fussiness fú-see-nus
- Unnecessary elaborateness in details
"The fussiness of the Victorian decor made the room feel cluttered"
- A state of irritable anxiety or complaint
"The baby's fussiness indicated it was time for a nap";
- irritability, crossness, fretfulness, peevishness, petulance, choler
Type of: distemper, elaborateness, ill humor [US], ill humour [Brit, Cdn], ornateness