-with the fussy details of governance and the inane formalities of court.

It is filled with lots of fussy details!

Ms. Turtz has perfected the art of distilling a scene's essence without getting bogged down in fussy detail.

He simply could not visualize Dragur as the mastermind behind anything but fussy details of Korwarian bureaucracy.

She doesn't like fussy details.

There is no ostentatious display of dressmaking technique, no fussy details.

Leather jackets are decorated with openwork embroidery so they look like lace, a rather fussy detail.

In these and other "scapes," a new openness takes hold, a broader style with less emphasis on fussy detail.

"It was a real fancy Victorian porch, with all these fussy details," Mr. Lear said.

The bridge is relatively unadorned and devoid of fussy detail.