fussinessn.
/ˈfʌsɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈfəsinᵻs/ The quality or habit of being fussy; restless or ostentatious activity about trifles.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > briskness or activeness > bustle or fuss > bustling or fussing > about trifles
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1851 A. Helps Compan. Solitude xi. 213 That freedom from small fussiness.
1876 J. R. Green Stray Stud. Eng. & Italy 316 Her religious exhortations are backed by scoldings and fussiness.
1884 Manch. Examiner 20 May 5/2 The fussiness of Thiers, who would have a finger in every pie that was being made.
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