fussiness

Definition of Fussiness in English :

an irritable petulant feeling

2. fussiness

unnecessary elaborateness in details

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fussiness

adjectiveWord forms: fussier or fussiest

1.

inclined to fuss over minor points

2.

very particular about detail

3.

characterized by overelaborate detail

the furniture was too fussy to be elegant

adjectiveWord forms: ˈfussier or ˈfussiest

1.

a.

habitually fussing; bustling about or worrying over trifles

b.

overly exacting and hard to please

c.

whining, fretting, etc., as a baby

2.

showing or needing careful attention

3.

full of unnecessary details

adj. fuss·i·er, fuss·i·est

1. Easily upset; given to bouts of ill temper: a fussy baby.

2. Paying great or excessive attention to personal tastes and appearance; fastidious: He was always fussy about clothes.

3. Calling for or requiring great attention to sometimes trivial details: a fussy actuarial problem.

4. Full of superfluous details: "It can indeed be fussy, filling with ornament what should be empty space" (H.D.F. Kitto).