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fiddly

adjective

Awkward or difficult to do or handle, especially because small or delicate movements are required.

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Word length
6
Starts with
F
Ends with
Y
Contains
ID
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
C1

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adjective

  1. Awkward or difficult to do or handle, especially because small or delicate movements are required.

    “Assembling the model is quite fiddly work.”

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Assembling the model is quite fiddly work.

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