fiddly

ˈfɪdli

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Definition of fiddly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

dexterity

Rare

difficult to handle due to small size

Rare

The tiny screws were fiddly to assemble.

delicate

intricate

tricky

awkward handling

Rare

awkward to handle or use

Rare

The tiny screws are too fiddly to manage with bare hands..

awkward

cumbersome

design

Rare

having many small parts or embellishments

Rare

The dress was beautiful but very fiddly to wear.

complex

elaborate

intricate

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fiddly bits

small intricate parts needing careful handling

I struggled with the fiddly bits of the model airplane.

Origin of fiddly

British English, fiddle (to play) + -y (adjective suffix)

Examples of fiddly in a sentence

Assembling the model was a fiddly task.
The buttons on this remote are too fiddly.
The model ship was too fiddly to assemble.
Her hairstyle was intricate and fiddly to maintain.

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French:délicat, compliqué, ...
German:fummelig, schwierig zu handhaben, ...
Italian:complicato, difficile da maneggiare, ...
Spanish:complicado, difícil de manejar, ...
Portuguese:delicado, difícil de manusear, ...
Chinese:难以处理的, 难处理的, ...
Japanese:扱いにくい, 面倒な, ...
Arabic:دَقيق, مُرْبِك, ...
Hebrew:קָטָן וּמְעֻדָּן, מְסוּבָּךְ, ...
Russian:трудный, хлопотный, ...
Ukrainian:дрібний, важкий, ...
Hindi:जटिल, झंझटपूर्ण, ...
Bengali:কঠিন, ঝক্কিপূর্ণ, ...
Catalan:complicat, difícil de manejar, ...
Czech:titěrný, mrňavý, ...
Danish:besværlig, besværligt, ...
Dutch:priegelig, lastig, ...
Greek:λεπτοδουλεμένος, μπερδεμένος, ...
Hungarian:pepecselős, körülményes, ...
Khmer:ពិបាកកាន់ចាត់ចែង, ពិបាកកាន់ប្រើ, ...
Korean:다루기 어려운, 다루기 힘든, ...
Persian:دشوار, دست و پا گیر, ...
Polish:drobny, nieporęczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):complicado, difícil de manusear, ...
Romanian:dificil de manevrat, incomod, ...
Swedish:pillig, besvärlig, ...
Thai:ยากต่อการจัดการ, ลำบาก, ...
Turkish:uğraştırıcı, zahmetli, ...
Vietnamese:khó xử lý, khó dùng, ...

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