fussily

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English fussy Middle English -ly English -ly English fussily From fussy + -ly.

1. In a fussy manner.

   “Disembarkation seemed a slow business. From the deck one watched a "Merchant Navy" Pacific drift lazily along the track beside the wall of the Marine Station, and little South Eastern tanks go snorting fussily about.”

   “There's actually not much to see. Tooth-billeds don't build elaborate structures, merely scratching out a space on the rainforest floor that they decorate fussily with soft green leaves.”