A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles. Byron. Zealously, assiduously, and with a minimum of fuss or noise Carlyle.
One who is unduly anxious about trifles. [R.] I am a fuss and I don't deny it. W. D. Howell.
To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado. Sir W. Scott.
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