fussed

Etymology

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of fuss

adj

  1. (UK, informal, chiefly in the negative) Bothered; concerned.
    He's just not that fussed about going to the party.
    It's all right, I tell you. Can't you see I'm not fussed, not at all fussed? 1923, Harry Leon Wilson, Oh, Doctor!, page 375
    An added bonus is that this system protects you against impulse purchases of stuff you're not really fussed about as you have to focus your mind on what you'll chuck out when you get home. 2006, Elisabeth Wilson, Goddess, page 331
    You know when the person comes to me all fussed up about their husbands or vice versa, I say, "I'm not fussed about them. I'm fussed about you." 2010, Norman Grubb, The Meaning of Life, page 95
    This may be a useful lesson beyond the realms of longevity in a world more fussed about efficiency than effectiveness. 2010, Howard M. Fillit, Kenneth Rockwood, Kenneth Woodhouse, Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology

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