fussy

/ˈfʌsi/ adjective

Definition

NOT LIKING › only liking particular things and very difficult to please: She's a very fussy eater.

CAREFUL › too careful about unimportant details

TOO COMPLICATED › If something is fussy, it is too complicated in design and has too many details.

(Definition of fussy adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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