fussily

That accomplished, he fussily got his bag together and stood up.

And each was exquisite to look at without being fussily architectural.

He is fussily corrective of anyone who does not measure up to his standard.

Ben was fussily rolling up the legs of his jeans.

"There wasn't a great deal of time, First," he said fussily.

"You don't need a doctor now," he said fussily, and planted his case on the floor.

On the screen the passengers of the transport were getting fussily to their feet and preparing to land.

The men are twits, prattling on fussily about community activities.

She was black, very stout, short, dressed fussily in purple and ribbons.

A lamp with a fussily decorated shade moves slowly across the stage space.

What is "a great butler," Stevens fussily wonders in the novel.

Fussily, the embalmer dusted the remains of the salt from her body.

"I'm not sure I like it," he said fussily.

"This is a fire spell," he began, fussily laying out materials upon the altar.

I fiddled fussily with the dial, not looking up.

"I've been looking out for you," he explained fussily.

She fussily arranges some of the toys around me.

And in both the author seems to be trying on a voice, struggling into a fussily made costume that doesn't quite fit.

She pursed her lips and fussily scrutinized the curly one.

It has a strong backbone: it can be done up casually or fussily.

The citizen sergeant began moving about the cabin, fussily tidying up here and there.

The room was as fussily neat as Babbage himself had been.

I saw her reach down, fussily, to adjust her plumage.

Their approach is both broadly populist and fussily esoteric.