fiddly
Americanadjective
adjective
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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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
If all this sounds a little fiddly, well, just understand that it’s tough to mimic Mother Nature.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
If this all seems too fiddly, remove the shell altogether, except the tail, and smoke the shrimp following the same method.
From Salon • Jul. 18, 2023
“I’m more nervous about a random person messing with the inevitable stack of phones, laptops and tablets with fiddly chargers leaving them not charging,” Mr. Stricker said.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2023
“This next one will impress them. When I call, start pumping the bellows, and whatever happens do not slow down, or speed up, or stop. There’s fiddly work involved.”
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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