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fussily

adv

Etymology

From fussy + -ly.

  1. derived from fjas
  2. suffixed as fussy — “fuss + y”
  3. formed as fussily — “fussy + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In a fussy manner.

    • Disembarkation seemed a slow business. From the deck one watched a "Merchant Navy" Pacific drift lazily along the track beside the wall of the Marine Station, and little South Eastern tanks go snorting fussily about.
    • There's actually not much to see. Tooth-billeds don't build elaborate structures, merely scratching out a space on the rainforest floor that they decorate fussily with soft green leaves.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA