Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - fussy

~ adj 1 too concerned or worried about small, usually unimportant details, and difficult to please  (Leonora was fussy about her looks. | fussy eater (=someone who dislikes many types of food))  (- compare fastidious) 2 not be fussy spoken used when you do not mind what decision is made, where you go etc  ("Do you want to go out or just rent a movie?" "I'm not fussy.") + who/what/how etc  (Geese are not fussy whose grass they eat.) 3 fussy clothes, objects, buildings etc are too detailed and decorated  (The furniture looked comfortable, nothing fussy or too elaborate.) 4 with small, exact, and careful actions, sometimes showing nervousness  (She patted her hair with small fussy movements.) - fussily adv - fussiness n