fussy vs nitty

fussy

adj
  • Anxious or particular about petty details; hard to please. 

  • Having a tendency to fuss, cry, or be bad-tempered/ill-tempered (especially of babies). 

  • Having much unnecessary detail or decoration. 

nitty

adj
  • detailed or specific; fastidious, fussy, nit-picky. 

  • Foolish, inane. 

  • Of a poker player: playing in an overly cautious and reactive manner. 

noun
  • A dope fiend, a druggie. 

How often have the words fussy and nitty occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )