US /ˈfɪdli/
adj Freq #62395

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Difficult to do or use because it involves small parts or careful handling.

    The buttons on the tiny phone were too fiddly to press.

Thesaurus

Word family
Forms fiddlierfiddliest
Derived forms fiddliness

Etymology

From fiddle + -y, from the verb.

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