fiddly
adjective/ˈfɪdli/
/ˈfɪdli/
(comparative fiddlier, superlative fiddliest)
(British English, informal)- difficult to do or use because small objects are involved
- Changing a fuse is one of those fiddly jobs I hate.
- Zips are less fiddly than buttons.
- It was very fiddly to do with gloves on.
- Stringing the beads looked a bit fiddly.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFiddly is used with these nouns:- job
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