fiddly
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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But the display is tiny, the neural-band bracelet control is too fiddly and the glasses themselves make me look like a kid playing dress-up with her dad’s ’70s eyewear.
It will only operate with an eSIM - which allows users to switch networks or plans without resorting to a fiddly fork to open a tiny SIM card tray.
From BBC
Ally and Jay’s rom-com caricature is the cleverest subplot in the movie — the pair are heightened Hallmark Channel ingenues who like fiddly coffee orders, coordinated plaids and the same shade of taupe.
From Los Angeles Times
If all this sounds a little fiddly, well, just understand that it’s tough to mimic Mother Nature.
From Los Angeles Times
The plans outlined include a lot of fiddly changes to how the government makes big decisions on planning, infrastructure, housing and transport.
From BBC
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