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Park was a dignified man in his midforties, but the linguistic fussiness annoyed and embarrassed Shin. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z
The boxlike room, stripped of all embellishment or parlor fussiness, a room that wished to be timeless or ahistorical, and there, in the middle of it, my deeply historical, timeworn grandmother. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z
Sometimes they didn’t immediately recognize the reason for their bursts of fussiness. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z
But all of the control that made the Schubert so successful led to a feeling of fussiness in the first sections of the Mahler — in a work that is anything but fussy. A renowned American orchestra shows its refinement 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z
During the complex, contrapuntal choruses, like “He trusted in God,” Ms. Glover trusted in Handel, drawing depth and clarity from the chorus and orchestra without interpretive fussiness. Review: Jane Glover Conducts the New York Philharmonic in ‘Messiah’ 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z
Her father's endless fussiness is played at first as an easy joke. "Emma." is the candy-coated "Clueless" remake we deserve 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z
For average level fussiness, it's better for everybody to keep mealtimes as conflict-free as possible. Why experts say you should go easy on picky eaters 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z
Allergic to fussiness and intensely fixated on the purity of fresh fruit and vegetables, Mr. Headley aims to accomplish a similar feat with sweets. Brooks Headley’s Cookbook ‘Fancy Desserts’ Doesn’t Do Fancy 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z
Since 2004, these have been meticulously prepared by Mr. Scott, the church’s organist and director of music, right down to the seldom-noted commas in chorale texts, noted here without fussiness. Review: Bach Passions in New York 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z
Anything but the fussiness of the foodies she's been experiencing lately. Foodie fatigue 2010-12-27T06:00:00Z
But I hope he doesn’t, because his forays into fussiness are at least as flavorful as the more broad-shouldered plates. Restaurant Review: Lupulo in Chelsea 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z
Servers may shoot their cuffs before fiddling with some small detail of the table setting, a fussiness that is not in keeping with the graceful, relaxed tone of the cooking. At Gem, a Teen Wonder Plays in the Big Leagues 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z
Certain components like turkey and stuffing may seem invariable, but the preparations are so individualistic and the sides so diverse that pinpoint pairings feel like futile fussiness. Your Easy, No-Sweat Guide to Picking Wines for Thanksgiving 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z
The ideal bathroom serves as a refuge -- it's no place for fussiness. 2010-02-17T18:12:00Z
And this too: that Mr. Chamberlain’s late sculptures, with their interlaced ribbons and densely packed rosettes of chromium-plated steel, are overworked to the point of fussiness. Art Review: ?John Chamberlain: Choices? at Guggenheim Museum 2012-02-23T23:23:12Z
But this side of the Pacific, highballs are frequently viewed as such a respite from fussiness, they scarcely get a moment’s thought. Highballs are casual drinks. But pay a little attention, and they can be sublime. 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z
They tend to have one thing in common: a fussiness, or a passion, when it comes to shoes. At Midsummer Night Swing, Shoes Speak Volumes 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z
Loveless’ voice storms in without fussiness; she’s one of the band, not a diva making her grand entrance. Album review: Lydia Loveless, 'Indestructible Machine' 2011-09-13T15:45:00Z
The problem here is Nézet-Séguin, and the incorrigible fussiness in his conducting. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z
The home gardens that Mr. Grant has been restoring here for the past 30 years leave no room for fussiness. Every Plant Has a Story. You Just Need to Dig. 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z
There's also no fussiness with pie crust crimping or making anything look exorbitantly high-level, which makes these desserts even more appealing. 16 unique ways to use apple pie filling (that aren't pie) 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z
He updated Sherlock Holmes, creating a brilliant but socially awkward, obsessive-compulsive detective who assisted the police while milking comedy from the protagonist’s discomfort and prudish fussiness. Review: ‘The Good Cop’ Emulates ‘Monk’ but Misses Tony Shalhoub 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z
If this sounds like major league fussiness — or a cynical stunt — on Nick’s part, the film, directed by Mark Steven Johnson, takes pains to get us back on his team quickly. ‘Love, Guaranteed’ Review: Swiping Left on Online Dating 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z
You can skip that fussiness and, instead, simply beat whole eggs and use baking powder in the batter. A Few Simple Tricks Yield the Most Tender Pancakes 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z
Both shows have a style and a prevailing mood that incorporate true-crime documentary conventions, podcast fussiness and generational perspective. Review: ‘Fiasco,’ a Look at How America Got to Where It Is 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z
It all sounds too much like work, an exercise in fussiness. Pitchfork Day 1 wrap-up: Feist, Japandroids, Big K.R.I.T., rain 2012-07-14T05:09:00Z
There’s a fussiness to these segments that carries over into the series. ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities’ Review: 7 Tricks, 1 Treat 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z
To Charlotte, Rose’s pivot to bougie fussiness is a regression and a betrayal. In This Novel of Female Friendship, Birds of a Feather Drift Apart 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z
Its fussiness is usually related to poor cultivation. Boxwood wreaths are lovely but may carry a deadly disease 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z
More precisely, “Saving Mr. Banks” recounts the consummation, in business and creative terms, of Walt Disney’s long courtship of P. L. Travers, the creator of Mary Poppins, played with spirited fussiness by Emma Thompson. Movie Review: ‘Saving Mr. Banks,’ With Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson 2013-12-12T15:00:18Z
At times, Fleming sounds driven to fussiness out of boredom or maybe even facileness, and minor Bellini and Rossini dramas wasted opportunities to mount company premieres suited to her talents. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z
Once I was embarrassed about my fussiness because it was a hassle for other people. I've been faddy about food since I was four – now all the beautiful people are at it 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z
“There is a moral imperative imposed on how to interpret organ music. There is a fussiness that is lamentable and stifling.” Freeing the pipe organ from the usual grind 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z
The same goes for nuance, elaboration, refinement and any kind of gussied up fussiness. Bob Law drawings find poignancy in simplicity 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z
Season 2 has been a total bore -- the glitter, fussiness and shallowness of the "French Story" a real distraction; a big turnoff. ‘Outlander’ Season 2, Episode 7: Of Love and Sacrifice 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z
None of this is lost on Fabrizio Melano, whose sleek direction avoids fussiness and keeps the focus on the work’s ideas. Music Review: Juilliard Presents ?Dialogues des Carm?lites? 2010-04-22T21:17:00Z
A dorky desk jockey, Seth is the familiar foil for the hero’s one-liners, but Franco plays him with a sweetness that keeps his fussiness from grating. ‘Day Shift’ Review: Stakes Out 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z
As delightful and company-worthy as fish pie is, even the fanciest ones don’t require the fussiness of a homemade laminated dough. A Seafood Pie for the Feast 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z
What lovely work “titivate” — “to preen” — does there, with its light aura of fussiness and futility. He Was a Prominent Holocaust Survivor. But His Story Was a Hoax. 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z
He laughed at his own fussiness, but added, “I didn’t even want to listen anymore.” The New Audio Geeks 2013-07-24T22:18:15Z
I try to get away from the fussiness of collecting and talk more about exuberance. Oddities to You, Treasures to Mark Dion 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z
Throughout her life Russell hated what she saw as feminine fussiness. Jane Russell obituary 2011-03-01T13:00:28Z
Go ahead and keep your boxwood and pyracantha for background, but minimize their fussiness with some big-leaf eye candy. Add instant interest by going big, with leaves 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z
There was no donnish fussiness in his manner, just knowledge, which he was happy to share. W. G. Sebald and the Emigrants 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z
They were there to accommodate the fussiness of others, actually. Brought Together by Fate, and Three Finicky Cats 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z
The label “O.C.D.” can get tossed into conversation a little too cavalierly at times, treating obsessive-compulsive disorder like a quirky fussiness rather than the debilitating mental illness it can be. Cartoonists Tackle the Big Stuff: O.C.D., Motherhood and Too Many Books 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z
Mr. De Matteis, from years of experience, from generations of being Italian, wouldn’t dream of such fussiness. On the Runway Blog: Dudes and Other Distractions in Milan 2014-01-13T18:15:32Z
Davis’ fussiness evokes watchmakers or jewelers, but those analogies miss her humor. How to skewer life's absurdities while thumbing your nose at Amazon 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z
The script by Gregory Poirier tries too hard to keep the many plates spinning, and Keaton the director becomes overwhelmed by the fussiness of the storytelling. All the movies directed by big-name actors at TIFF, ranked 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z
The one downside, Dass learned, was that some newborns show signs of withdrawal, such as trembling or fussiness. They Followed Doctors’ Orders. Then Their Children Were Taken Away. 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z
The recipe for pasta primavera that ran in the Times instructs the cook to blanch each green vegetable separately in salted water — a decidedly French level of fussiness. Pasta primavera is primed for its comeback tour 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z
She paints, instead, stillness and silence, always in a stripped-back style notable for its acute perceptiveness and absence of fussiness. Perspective | She painted the stillness, even with a house on fire
But the fact that this result held for 15 of the 16 infants tested who didn't succumb to sleep or fussiness is certainly suggestive. Babies Are Born with an Innate Number Sense 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z
The video is one of many on the chiropractic office's page claiming chiropractic adjustments for the baby can help with issues like tongue tie, constipation, fussiness, colic and more. Parents are increasingly taking babies to the chiropractor. Is it safe? 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z
“Wine has never seemed more superfluous as an edifice, a vast palace of fussiness; yet its essence, as not just a physical but a psychological or spiritual restorative, has never been more useful,” he writes. The best wine books of 2022 get up close and personal 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z
But there isn't solid evidence to suggest that lactose-reduced formulas help with colic, gas, or fussiness — the research that suggests that it might are small studies run by formula companies. Why is corn syrup in so many American infant formulas? 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z
The high price, the question mark around long-term durability, and the occasional fussiness of the Android tablet app ecosystem make it a device you have to really want to use. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 review: incremental innovation 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z
And where some see elegance, others perceive fussiness. Write It in Garamond 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z
The idea is that they swallow air while feeding, and without the help of some hearty pats on the back, the air will build up in their stomach and cause discomfort, fussiness and spitting up. Perspective | Five myths about babies 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z
But such concerns may seem mere fussiness in the face of the polychromatic hues of the sunset. Sunset Friday was almost our earliest; turnaround to come soon 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z
“It’s not a bar. It’s not a coffee shop with the fussiness and poetry that go along with that. It’s your own personal safe place — or even dangerous place — to go.” A day in the Valley with Paul Thomas Anderson 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z
The birria works better, I’d say, with dishes that don’t necessarily demand such fussiness, like, well, just about everything else on the menu. Review | Birria may be an Instagram darling, but these spots prove it’s no passing fad 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z
Modern elements temper the fussiness of frills and furbelows while showcasing their features, and allow you to create personal spaces that aren’t stuck in a single style. Mixing traditional, contemporary decor creates sophisticated, artsy style 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z
In infants, symptoms may include fussiness, poor feeding, fever and lethargy. Cold weather virus in summer baffles docs, worries parents 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z
The International Astronomical Union, the author of Pluto’s notorious demotion, controls naming rights for individual things in the sky, with far-reaching fussiness. What to Name a Bunch of Black Holes? You Had Some Ideas. 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z
Foote took a broom to such fussiness, banishing moldings and carvings, overstuffed furniture, and in-your-face fabrics and wallpapers. How 5 Seattle women elevated the regional and national profile of Northwest Modern design 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z
Over the next few hours, Blaize’s fever and fussiness persisted and his parents took him back to the hospital. Parents of baby who died from meningitis sue for $6.3M 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z
While Hernández’s husband works and locates supplies during the day, the young mother can hardly manage the hyperactivity and fussiness of her girls. Puerto Rico earthquake aftershocks again rattle coastline as residents deal with disaster after disaster 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z
We were circumventing the fussiness and the protocol of the corporate world. Four Years in Startups 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z
Besides, any fussiness is a deliberate counterbalance to perceptions of cannabis food: that it’s all gummy bears and brownies. Put down the pot brownies: A new crop of cannabis books is blazing a path to more refined cooking 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z
Kripke seemed to push philosophical fussiness over definitions to absurd extremes. Was Thomas Kuhn Evil? 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z
The movie is still pretty silly, of course, but its sins — its fussiness, its preening pretension — are more forgivable than, say, ‘Suicide Squad’s’ useless nihilism, or ‘Deadpool’s’ acrid smugness.” Indie Focus: Pushing boundaries with ‘Glass,’ ‘Fyre’ docs and ‘La Religeuse’ 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z
In this sense, the obsession with sleep hygiene has a kinship with the stylized fussiness of clean eating. Opinion | The Genius of Insomnia 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z
How he loved the furniture and clothes of that era, their fanciness, their fussiness: the watch fobs, the quilted dressing gowns! Edward Gorey’s Enigmatic World 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z
It’s a hypnotic style, dryly funny, or at least aware of the ways in which its fussiness might be amusing. Is the Next Nobel Laureate in Literature Tending Bar in a Dusty Australian Town? 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z
Many pros—like Eddie Ross, a Wayne, Penn.-based designer and author of “Modern Mix”—rely on simplicity to counteract lace’s fussiness. Lace Takes a Modern Turn in Interiors 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z
Michelle is so delicate, feminine and beautiful that there is not a fussiness about her. 'Greatest Showman' costumes go for a timeless but historic look 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z
It was also a lesson on lack of fussiness in cooking: It is possible to create a wonderful food experience without overthinking. How to make granita di caffe, Italian coffee granita, the caffeinated solution to a heat wave 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z
When piled high on a soft bun with grated horseradish and raw onions, the medium-rare beef comes across as blue-collar prime rib — with all the intense flavors but without the white-tablecloth fussiness. 10 cheap-eats spots in Baltimore that offer more than just crab cakes 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z
Almost no one hated progressive rock as much, or as memorably, as Lester Bangs, the dyspeptic critic who saw himself as a rock-and-roll warrior, doing battle against the forces of fussiness and phoniness. The Persistence of Prog Rock 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z
The UCL team, which published its research in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, said future research should try to identify what aspects of home and family life influenced food fussiness in young children. Fussy-eating toddlers 'not the fault of parents' - BBC News 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z
It’s got to be the lack of fussiness, the sense of purpose that the Outback has. 2017 Subaru Outback Review: A Cult Leader With All-Wheel Drive 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z
If you're one of those who sigh and tut at the perceived fussiness of the new gluten-free brigade, spare a thought for the 1% of the population who suffer from coeliac disease. What's the evidence for the gluten-free lifestyle? - BBC News 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z
As bars around the country pull back from the pretension and fussiness of drinks that take 15 minutes to mix, top mixologists are making space for the blender in their cocktail tool kit. Why the Blender Drink Is Cool Again: A Guide 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z
His keynote speech on the second day of the Democrats’ nominating convention in Philadelphia was filled with jokes about his wife’s fussiness over drawer liners and praise for her get-things-done attitude. What Bill Clinton Would Do In a Hillary Clinton White House 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z
White linen shades maximize sunlight and minimize fussiness. Downplayed Abbey: The Makeover of a Mansion 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z
“No,” I replied, trying to avoid unnecessary fussiness. Your therapist is white. You're not. Is this a problem? 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z
Glazed white ceramic horse lamps topped by rope shades, an oversize bowl for keys and a moss-green hair-on-hide bench offer warmth without fussiness, providing a taste of the confident design choices within. ‘Big Bang Theory’ Star Jim Parsons’s 1920s Spanish Revival Home 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z
James’s memoirs have a shimmer, a charm, and an openhearted immediacy that cuts the fussiness. The Peculiar Radiance of Henry James’s Memoirs 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z
Mr. Landgraf, whose network has created successful shows like “Louie,” “Fargo” and “The Americans,” said there’s a “fussiness” among viewers that is making it more difficult for them to become loyal to great shows. FX Chief Ignites Soul-Searching About the Boom in Scripted TV 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z
Bejar flips between muscle and fussiness once or twice a song. Beach House and Destroyer grapple with the past on two new records 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z
Foreign visitors discover that banks and foreign exchange counters will pore over greenbacks with the fussiness of a diamond merchant. In Myanmar, Cash Remains King, and It Had Better Be Clean 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z
No one begrudges their fussiness, because everyone appreciates the attempt to express a point of view. The Common Man’s Crown 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z
She nails the fussiness and strange high-pitched voice but also reveals a frustrated yet resigned monarch quietly pining for a different life. Review: Helen Mirren astonishing in splendid ‘The Audience’ 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z
To the typical viewer, the practice at the very least looks like tennis’s version of baseball players’ stepping out of the batter’s box to work through maddening routines of fussiness. Weary of Pro Tennis Delays? Cry Into the Towel 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z
“There are no data showing that choosing a soy formula improves fussiness or colic, and generally most pediatricians do not recommend soy formulas over cow’s milk formulas for most illnesses or conditions.” How to Choose the Right Baby Formula 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z
But there is a certain majesty about a task completed without fussiness or frills. Ireland's brutal hymn to simplicity 2014-02-08T22:00:30Z
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers said the waste was being caused by poor storage, strict sell-by dates, bulk offers and consumer fussiness. Half of all food 'thrown away' 2013-01-10T04:33:07Z
On the street I overhear disapproval of fried chicken takeaways and detect more fussiness about coffee. West Ham's stadium move will define the Olympic Games' legacy 2012-12-06T09:59:35Z
In babies, UTIs are tough to recognize because they typically cause only vague symptoms, like a low fever or fussiness. Study confirms uncircumcised boys' UTI risk 2012-07-10T15:13:24Z
Never was such a time of dreams and madness and fussiness, of splendid aspirations and silly self-seeking vanity, of chivalry and daring, and true wisdom and nonsense. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z
"Quite so!" the archdeacon chimed in with good-natured fussiness. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z
She was always dressed with a delicate fussiness that was never disarranged and even a sort of faded quality about her hair and face and bearing and emotions contributed to her effect. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z
"No, not yet," Nadin answered curtly, "but----" "You'd better; let me try her, then," the magistrate rejoined, all fussiness and importance. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z
That Christians are right to keep aloof from the general silliness and deceit of the Jews, their fussiness and quackery, I think you are well enough instructed. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z
His words tumbled over one another, and he alighted with a fussiness which betrayed itself. A Little Wizard 2012-02-15T03:00:38.160Z
He had never realized before the fussiness and bad taste of the architecture of this building, which was the heart of Monaco. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z
Boys dislike fussiness, and wordiness, and beating about the bush. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z
“Eames,” narrated by James Franco, explains how Charles developed the contoured chair that revolutionized furniture design with its curvy lines and rejection of overstuffed fussiness. Doomsday Killer Crams Corpse With Snakes; Jerry Lewis Mania: TV 2011-12-20T20:28:22Z
It was evident that she attributed the criticism to what she termed "fussiness." The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z
Mrs. Godwin’s jealous fussiness gave Godwin abundant opportunities for the exercise of philosophy, and to the inherent untruthfulness of her manner and speech he remained strangely and philosophically blind. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z
He expertly mimics Hoover’s distinctive speech -- the FBI director over-enunciated and used a lot of flowery language -- and skillfully conveys his fussiness over his appearance. DiCaprio Dons Dress as FBI’s Hoover; Keira’s Lonely Star: Film 2011-11-09T12:24:13Z
Large knowledge and good judgment will avoid all such errors; but, if we must choose between fussiness and carelessness, the first is the least evil. Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions 2011-09-17T02:00:31.747Z
For most people, the phrase evokes bland food, bad sewing and self-righteous fussiness. Op-Ed Contributor: Revive Home Economics Classes to Fight Obesity 2011-09-06T03:04:44Z
If she fell short in one thing it was in that aggressive and domineering fussiness habitually inseparable from the type, but this was only because she lacked the requisite energy. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z
It was thus that he rendered so admirably the officiousness and fussiness of Oakley, the sly sensuality of Joseph Surface, the English Tartufe. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z
The city was already awake and thrumming, going about its business with none of the suburban fussiness that makes it unmannerly, for example, to crank up your lawn mower or your leaf blower before breakfast. A Restorative Racket 2011-06-30T21:57:37Z
"The mistake of a porter, the fussiness of a custom-house officer—quite a chapter of accidents!" A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z
There was no bureaucratic fussiness, no seeking after popularity; but every man, whether great or small, was treated exactly as became his station in the world. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z
Taken in the single piece, our furniture is sometimes not without its merit, but it is rarely exempt from self-assertion, or, to use a slang term, "fussiness." Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z
There was a feminine air of neatness, and even of fussiness, that pleased him; everything was so carefully preserved, so exquisitely cared for. Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z
There are a number of teas and botanical products with ingredients like chamomile, ginger and fennel that are marketed for easing infants' tummy troubles, fussiness and sleep issues. Infants getting herbal remedies, despite questions 2011-05-03T18:22:01Z
"This fussiness could have been avoided by registering the luggage through—yes?" A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z
The spareness, alertness, fussiness, and excessive politeness of the people was as great a contrast to the characteristics of the rubicund Britons he had been among a day ago, as he could have imagined. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z
But the fussiness of Polonius proceeds from his vanity, from his mental and physical impotence. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z
They should look for visual cues that their baby is satiated, like slower sucking or boredom, instead of assuming that their tears and fussiness mean they want more milk. Obesity epidemic hits the diaper set? 2011-01-24T19:05:48Z
Mothers most often said they used the products to help with their babies' fussiness, colic, digestion or teething, the FDA team reports in the journal Pediatrics. Infants getting herbal remedies, despite questions 2011-05-03T18:22:01Z
If he cannot see the entertaining side of youthful depravity, magisterial jealousy, and parental fussiness, he will undoubtedly go mad. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z
Overall, Wardle's team found a correlation between mothers' pressure to eat healthy and children's degree of fussiness over food. Moms' mealtime tactics tied to kids' eating habits 2010-11-19T22:32:00Z
But I wanted to avoid using 0 and 9 to sidestep any fussiness caused by the fact that some real numbers have two decimal representations.  The Hilbert Hotel 2010-05-09T21:00:00Z
At last her eyes caught sight of him; he came up with his fatuous fussiness: "Alexa, it's impossible...." Majesty A Novel
The older beeches give up this anxious care, and p. 3doubtless laugh among themselves over the fussiness of young mothers.  Springtime and Other Essays
He was looked upon as what Eton boys call a "sap"; his fussiness about punctuation and style, soon earned for him the sobriquet of "Old Semi-Colon." Lafcadio Hearn
I don't believe in such fussiness for girls! Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole
As the hour for starting drew near, prodigious was the fussiness displayed by Hoste over the preparations. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War
The engineer, Mr. Stinson, was a busy man and made short work of Captain Hurry’s fussiness. Dorothy on a House Boat
And before the first interview was over she was jeering at herself for her fussiness. Leonore Stubbs
Miss Betsey meant to be kind, in spite of her fussiness, and she had evidently told his new acquaintances nothing to his discredit. Madge Morton's Trust
It was delicious, and Rick wondered about the fussiness of people who refuse to eat barracuda simply because the fish is a noted predator. The Wailing Octopus
There was a fussiness about his manner which seemed strangely familiar to me. Miss Cayley's Adventures
A society actress don’t go around more publicly than what a ship does, nor is more interviewed, nor more humbugged, nor more run after by all sorts of little fussinesses in brass buttons. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)
All the petty fussiness which had annoyed her neighbors dropped away from her as she moved softly, keen-eyed and solicitous, among them all. Jessica, the Heiress
This would have been a safe venture, for his fussiness over an appointment and tendency to be beforehand with it were quite well known to himself. Love and Lucy
The patronizing fussiness of the ex-alderman struck a keen sense of the ridiculous, which was strong in his character. The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals
Calmly shining down upon us they rebuke the fussiness of our little souls, and tell us to cheer up, for our little affairs do not much matter anyway. In Times Like These
Knowing how all members of our governing classes delight in official fussiness he threw his letter into a telegraphic form. The Island Mystery
She had slept on the floor for two nights, and her poor old back was tired, and her head muddled with the confusion and her mistress's fretful fussiness. Lover or Friend
His delight in having his wife with him once more was so genuine that Deena forgave him an amount of fussiness she never before suspected in his easy-going nature. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905
Good job here, no use letting his irritation with the supervisor's old-maid fussiness make him cut off his nose to spite his face. Eight Keys to Eden
Her religious exhortations are backed by scoldings and fussiness. Stray Studies from England and Italy
With her hair, complexion, and figure the less fussiness there was to distract the eye the better. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters
Sombre and stately she came, in the manner of the tragic proud, superior to the compelling fussiness of little men, making no resistance. Old Junk
We may grant that the fussiness of Sinclair told against his proposals. William Pitt and the Great War
McMahon alone remained cheerfully indifferent to the energetic fussiness which prevailed. Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918
His knighthood, granted in 1918, and an inevitable increase in waist measurement emphasised his pompousness without diminishing his fussiness. Lady Bountiful
I can’t endure fussiness, and I do believe that I have given in to Zay’s desires when I did not think them wise or necessary, rather than have any discussion. The Girls at Mount Morris
The Master said, Without good form attentions grow into fussiness, heed becomes fearfulness, daring becomes unruliness, frankness becomes rudeness. The Sayings Of Confucius
And the excitement and the unease began to wear through Alvina's rather glamorous fussiness. The Lost Girl
"The doctor says it is a kind of low fever," she told the Mortons; "but I say, heat, smells, and fussiness." Barbara in Brittany
Her particularity he found "fussiness," her energy annoyed him, and her well-meant interest in others appeared to him insufferable busy-bodyism. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes
Hasn’t he done more harm than good by his hectoring manner and his favouritism and fussiness? Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton
He can say to himself that it is only a natural fussiness on their part, and as they are not in the car, they won't know anything about it. Heart and Soul by Maveric Post
At last even Carolyn Drake's querulous fussiness was satisfied, or trampled down. Murder at Bridge
Mr. Breynton's over-anxiety—fussiness, some people would have called it—his children were perfectly conscious of; children are apt to be the first to discover their parents' faults and weaknesses. Gypsy's Cousin Joy
The dull dead vis inertiæ which formed the real strength of the Papacy has been of late exchanged for a petty useless fussiness Rome in 1860
With a precision that was almost fussiness, she had packed her trunk days before her departure, and her bonnet was on an hour before train time. Mildred's Inheritance Just Her Way; Ann's Own Way
Was it unselfishness or love of approbation, benevolence or fussiness, the gift of sympathy or the lust of power, or was it something else? Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books
Was it unselfishness or a love of approbation, benevolence or fussiness, the gift of sympathy or the lust of power? A Great Emergency and Other Tales
I thought there was the least touch of affectation of fussiness, but it may not be so. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II
His carefulness about rehearsals was called fussiness; his determination that the singers should not at their own sweet pleasure mar fine operas with interpolations, alterations and "liberties" generally, was called interference with their rights. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas
It all came from Mrs. Lee Carter's benevolent fussiness, her interest in the man who had come to marry her governess. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
I must have had a professional nurse, for Etta's fussiness was driving her crazy. Uncle Max
For a moment he was silent; then he said very quietly, as one whose controlling motive was a hatred of excess, of unnecessary fussiness or frankness: "I am sorry." One Man in His Time
To rest her esthetic senses from the delirium of fussiness that was giving Mrs. Goldsmith so much pleasure, she began thinking about that Poiret frock—the superb simple audacity of it! The Real Adventure
"Fussy and expensive," may be the comment; but the expense is less than the average yearly doctor's bill, and the fussiness nothing that your own hands must engage in. The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Adapted to Domestic Use or Study in Classes
It was in vain that Mr. Browne protested against any help, telling his better-half to mind her business, and saying that she'd only upset everything with her fussiness and red face. Bessie's Fortune A Novel
She would apologize for her fussiness, and say that the reason why she was writing was that she did not want his mother to be made anxious. The Necromancers
And this applies to all forms with serrated edges: some large order must be found to which the fussiness of the edges must conform. The Practice and Science of Drawing
It is often a great surprise and relief to a woman to realize that her overconscientiousness, her fussiness, her rebellion, and discontent, her reaction to something or other is back of her symptoms. The Nervous Housewife
Yet had I really cared for him, this fussiness would have been an added charm in my eyes. The Dangerous Age
Of course no right-minded corporation would have endured this posthumous fussiness, were it not for the mysterious papers left in the Safe,—these being considered instruments whereby immense possessions would finally come to the College. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863
Because of his simplicity, absence of fussiness, avoidance of the mock-heroic, of the inflated "grand manner," critics have pressed too heavily upon this same simplicity. Promenades of an Impressionist
Two diseases of the time are, faction and fussiness—the one a fever, the other a prurigo. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 101, July 11, 1891
Perhaps another generation will find that hygiene can be taught without producing fussiness and fear. The Nervous Housewife
"This comes of mother's absurd fussiness in insisting upon putting me in Mr. Newton's care, instead of letting me travel alone, as I wanted to," she fumed to herself. Ester Ried
He says they were as large as any ants he has ever seen, black and moving with a steady deliberation very different from the mechanical fussiness of the common ant. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories
"But that is no reason why it should be all," I said to myself, and paid no attention to her little bashful fussiness. Not Pretty, but Precious
Those men might have been at home, talking to a friend of their plans for an evening's diversion, for all the nervousness or fussiness they showed. A Minstrel in France
Less fussiness, less fear, more endurance, less reaction to the trifles of their life are necessary. The Nervous Housewife
The ease and repose of the major's manners contrast rather favorably with the fussiness of the British subs. 26th. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers
Clothes is well enough in school, and in towns, and at balls, too, but there ain't no sense in them when there ain't no civilization nor other kinds of bothers and fussiness around. Tom Sawyer Abroad
Broad and large as a continent in his ideas, if ever there was a man of finical fussiness in attention to detail, it is Edison. Edison, His Life and Inventions
Ray had lived long enough among the Mexicans to dislike fussiness, to feel that there was something more attractive in ease of manner than in absentminded concern about hairpins and dabs of lace. The Song of the Lark
This hatred of fussiness makes him long for the masculine clubroom, gives him the kind of uneasiness that sends him off on a fishing trip or hunting expedition. The Nervous Housewife
He was an energetic, good-natured man, not free from ostentatious fussiness, and he enjoyed the rôle of Maecenas. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller
He was the most punctual man I ever knew, the most exact, though without fussiness or worry. The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales
It is a mistake, however, to suppose that visitors require constant attention, and they should be careful not to "bore" them by over-attention, which savors of fussiness. Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life.
"I hope it is not because you feel we have treated you unfairly—" he begins again a little anxiously—under all his feathers of fussiness he is essentially kindly. Young People's Pride A Novel
Man loves comfort and his interest is more specialized and analytical, and as a rule he hates fussiness. The Nervous Housewife
The Australians, afflicted by our modern nervous fussiness, could not leave Chidley alone. Impressions and Comments
An expression of fussiness came into his sleepy face. The Possessed (The Devils)
She did not particularly desire his confidence, and with a little more clatter and fussiness than was necessary to the task, she put the cups and plates on the tray. Mrs. Day's Daughters
Ramage has that gift, and his zest never degenerates into the fussiness of many modern travellers. Alone
Wherever there are celibate teachers I am inclined to suspect a fussiness, an unreasonable watchfulness, a disposition to pry, an exaggeration of what are called "Dangers," a painful idealization of "Purity." Mankind in the Making
He does everything step by step, with the paltry fussiness of an old woman; and he is a man whom it is impossible to please, because he is never pleased with himself. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04 — Fiction
But he is a very sincere man; has neither show nor fussiness in him; and practices his duties with a strict, quiet regularity. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston
It hinted some slight offense—as though he felt himself charged with carelessness, and considered Mrs. Radbolt's obsession mere fussiness. The Secret of the Tower
And fussiness—with the possible exceptions of homicidal mania and a taste for arson—is quite the worst characteristic it is possible for a house-master to possess. The Head of Kay's
Kamelillo disliked Veronica on account of her fussiness, and because she had lit on him and scratched him when he wanted to be let alone. The Belted Seas
It is not an instance of the fussiness of Mrs. Grundy. Men Women and God
Mr. Arnold tells us that "Falkland disliked Laud; he had a natural antipathy to his heat, fussiness, and arbitrary temper." Lectures and Essays
At a much earlier period of my acquaintance with him the Duke gave another example of his good nature and want of fussiness. The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography
Knowledge only generates a morbid fussiness, as with Mr. Jerome's celebrated Cockney who discovered himself to be possessed of every ailment in the medical dictionary except housemaid's knee. Without Prejudice
Was it a corporation of boat-builders having a monopoly that restricted them, or was it only the paternal fussiness of Continental police regulations? The Eve of the French Revolution
Faltonius Bambilio, the Pontifex of Vesta, was a pursy, pudgy, pompous old man, immensely self-important, almost ridiculous in his fussiness, but clothed with a certain impressiveness by the mere fact of his religious office. The Unwilling Vestal
The little hare's chief characteristics are nervousness, fussiness, and misdirected imagination. The Art of the Story-Teller
"Well, do you want to wait on her, and read to her, and put up with her fussiness all summer?" Patty's Butterfly Days
They were just silly, ordinary fussinesses; they had no sense in them. The Old Wives' Tale
Knowledge has come into the world in vain if it is not to emancipate those who may have it from narrowness, censoriousness, fussiness, an intemperate zeal for petty things. On Being Human
Being, however, equally above the other little infirmities of fretfulness and fussiness, he waited calmly and proceeded coolly. Love Me Little, Love Me Long
Jealousy might be at the bottom of it or a certain nervous fussiness. Tides of Barnegat
She never enjoyed her prosperity and suffered from all the apprehension, fussiness and love of economy that should by rights belong to the poor, but by a curious perversion almost always blight the rich. Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One
He thought of her comfort continually, almost too continually—but that, no doubt, was medical fussiness. The Window-Gazer
The fourth class in which a man may find himself in regard to parties, is that of the so-called independent, who mistakes his own fussiness for nobility of character. Theodore Roosevelt
Still I could not say a word, his fussiness and self-importance overcoming his inquisitiveness. The Discovery of the Source of the Nile
Ashamed of his own fussiness, the Master went back to his work. Further Adventures of Lad
Impatience is fussiness, fretfulness and a prime breeder of neurasthenia. The Foundations of Personality
HE drove to the City Prison, not blindly, but with unusual fussy care at corners, the fussiness of an old woman potting plants. Babbitt
A society actress don't go around more publicly than what a ship does, nor is more interviewed, nor more humbugged, nor more run after by all sorts of little fussinesses in brass buttons. The Wrecker
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