fiddly

/ (ˈfɪdlɪ) /

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adjective -dlier or -dliest

small and awkward to do or handle

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby fiddly

fiddlestick, fiddlesticks, fiddle while Rome burns, fiddlewood, fiddling, fiddly, FIDE, fideicommissary, fideicommissum, Fidei Defensor, fideism

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How to use fiddly in a sentence

I also like a bird's beak knife, for fiddly decorative things like making radish flowers and skinning apples in one long peel.
The 2012 Holiday Kitchen Gift Guide|Megan McArdle|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Less fiddly than trying to get artificial vision that can accurately grasp the bars.
Makers|Cory Doctorow