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fiddly
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
fiddly
(adjective)
fiddly
/
ˈ
fɪdl̟i/
adjective
fiddlier
;
fiddliest
fiddly
/
ˈ
fɪdl̟i/
adjective
fiddlier
;
fiddliest
Britannica Dictionary definition of FIDDLY
[
or more fiddly; most fiddly
]
chiefly British, informal
:
awkward or difficult to handle because of many small parts or details
connecting up all the wires and the other
fiddly
bits
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