fussbudget
Petty fault-finder
A fussbudget is a person who worries excessively over small matters or fusses about trivial details.
The word is mildly disparaging but affectionate, often applied to children or older relatives: Don't be such a fussbudget—it's just a little rain.
The term sounds somewhat dated and homespun.
One who criticizes trivial details
- sticklerDemands strict adherence
- pedantObsessive precision-seeker
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
persnickety · exacting · particular · meticulous · precise · hair-splitter · quibbler · punctilious
Habitual fretter, informal
- fretterOne who anxiously broods
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- alarmistOne who overstates threats
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
jittery · neurotic · apprehensive · hypochondriac · edgy · tense · uneasy · fidgety
Habitual vocal complainer
- grumblerHabitual fault-finder
- kvetcherHabitual complainer
- grouchHabitually irritable person
- crabPincer-bearing shellfish
curmudgeon · bellyacher · moaner · grouser · sourpuss · malcontent · nag · carper
nitpicker
One who criticizes trivial details
- sticklerDemands strict adherence
- pedantObsessive precision-seeker
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
finicky · persnickety · exacting · particular · meticulous · precise · hair-splitter · quibbler · punctilious · overcritical
worrywart
Habitual fretter, informal
overwrought · jittery · neurotic · apprehensive · hypochondriac · edgy · tense · uneasy · fidgety · restless
whiner
Habitual vocal complainer
crab · curmudgeon · bellyacher · moaner · grouser · sourpuss · malcontent · nag · carper · griper
- compulsivesperfectionist, obsessive, neurotic, control freak, neat freak
- curmudgeonscurmudgeon, grouch, grump, crank, sourpuss
- Fussy traitsnitpicking, finicky, persnickety, pernickety, fastidious
- Perfectionistsperfectionist, nitpicker, pedant, stickler, precisionist
- Complainerscomplainers, whiners, grumblers, gripers, moaners
- grumpsgrouch, grump, curmudgeon, sourpuss, crank
fussbudgetslob
Habitually untidy person
slacker · half-baked · lazy · sloppy · careless
fussbudgeteasygoing
Relaxed in temperament
laid-back · nonchalant · devil-may-care · happy-go-lucky · unworried