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fussily

/fˈʌsɪli/ adv

In a fussy manner.

Word Origin Fuss is a word of uncertain origin, but it captures the idea of agitated, unnecessary activity. The adverb fussily describes doing something with excessive attention to trivial details. It's a great example of a word that sounds like what it means — fussbudget and fusspot are playful extensions.

adv In a fussy manner.

She arranged the flowers fussily, adjusting each stem multiple times.

(副词) 挑剔地；过分讲究地；吹毛求疵地

她过分讲究地摆放花朵，多次调整每一根花茎。

(adverbio) quisquillosamente; melindrosamente; minuciosamente [De manera quisquillosa o detallista.]

Colocó las flores con exagerado esmero, ajustando cada tallo varias veces.

(adverbe) de manière tatillonne; chichiteusement; pointilleusement [De façon tatillonne, avec un souci excessif des détails.]

Elle disposa les fleurs **fussily**, ajustant chaque tige plusieurs fois.

(Adverb) pingelig; übergenau; kleinlich [Auf eine übertrieben sorgfältige, pingelige oder unnötig komplizierte Weise.]

Sie ordnete die Blumen **fussily** an und rückte jeden Stiel mehrmals zurecht.

(副詞) 細かいことに大げさに気を使う様子で、几帳面に。

彼女は花を細かく飾り、何度も茎の位置を微調整した。

(advérbio) meticulosamente; minuciosamente; com esmero [De modo meticuloso e exigente; com excesso de cuidado.]

Ela arrumou as flores com excesso de cuidado, ajustando cada caule várias vezes.

Synonyms: fastidiously meticulously pickily choosily exactingly nitpickily punctiliously finickily Antonyms: casually carelessly laxly sloppily
Word parts: fuss + y + ly

Related words

fuss fussy fussiness

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