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Definition of fiddly adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fiddly

adjective
 
/ˈfɪdli/
 
/ˈfɪdli/
(comparative fiddlier, superlative fiddliest)
(British English, informal)
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  1. 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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