What is "fussily"

Usage examples of "fussily".

Then Aumery, having handed his torch to Tirgit, was there, fussily helping Michel to rise to his feet.

He did not look at all cast down as the train steamed fussily away--- indeed, he walked down the platform with almost a jaunty air as if the prospect of two months bachelordom was not without its redeeming points.

Greaves placed the paper neatly in the upper right corner of his blotter, fussily squared it up with the edge.

She backed up a step, frozen with horror, while her intended victim swung one real leg and one permalloy prosthesis out of bed, fussily straightened her gown, and produced a plastic bag from under the pillow.

Out of the corner of her eye Raina spotted pretty Lansa Tanner, her cheeks dusted with flour, fussily chopping carrots.

Budge, in strangely genial mood, was fussily preparing more delectable invalid dishes than a dozen convalescing Susies or well Robins could possibly eat.

She bade her adieux un fussily thanked Sebeltsje and was ushered into the Daimler, where she sat quietly while Prince, delighted to be with his master again, scrambled into the back of the car and, when Haso got in, rested his great head on her shoulder.

Once his twenty-four lictors had lined up in a column of twelve pairs, Caesar made light work of getting out himself, then stood arranging the folds of his toga fussily.

I waited until the man was well inside the shop, scrambled up into the van (no easy task for a pup) and fussily sniffed my way along the delicious racks of confectionery.

Apprentices were still unpacking travel panniers under the eyes of the Master, who was arranging attractive displays of his wares, and an older journeyman was fussily adjusting the price boards attached to the tentpole.

The high roofs were tiled in many colors, shining wet, and fussily embellished with green-copper dormers and onion domes.

Roulette put down a plaquette with 800 written on it, positioning it fussily so it covered the number 25.

Forister broke off and rather fussily adjusted the portable folding shelf where he had stowed his books, tightening the spring-bindings that would keep them in place in case of any rapid ship's movements.