Meaning of fussbudgetry | Babel Free
Definitions
The characteristics and behaviors of a fussbudget; petty complaining.
Canada, US, uncountable
Examples
“All these interested Porter, but not most New Yorker readers; and his self-indulgent operation has produced most of the time not the valuable critical writing his gifts promised but a flood⟳ of historical and musical fussbudgetry that was a waste⟳ of his attention and time and theirs.”
“Romeo and Juliet refuses the audience a pause at Romeo's death; rather it switches perspective, with a welcome⟳ shock⟳, to fussbudgetry.”
“Alas, fussbudgetry has no place⟳ in prayer, just as emotional manipulation has no place⟳ in a loving relationship.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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