adjective
- requiring careful handling of small or intricate parts; awkward to do or use
Usage: chiefly British; informal
Examples
- The watch repair was too fiddly for me to attempt.
- She found the tiny buttons on the remote control quite fiddly.
- Assembly of the model airplane was a fiddly process.
- The jewelry clasp was so fiddly that she needed help fastening it.
- Threading the needle proved to be a fiddly task in the dim light.
- The fiddly controls on the new camera frustrated the photographer.