fussiness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

fussiness
    n 1: an irritable petulant feeling [syn: {irritability},
         {crossness}, {fretfulness}, {fussiness}, {peevishness},
         {petulance}, {choler}]
    2: unnecessary elaborateness in details

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fussiness \Fuss"i*ness\, n.
   The quality of being fussy.
   [1913 Webster]