fiddly.
Requiring dexterity to operate.
Meaning & usage
Requiring dexterity to operate.
The buttons on the tiny mobile phone were too fiddly.
Having many small bits or embellishments.
Of or relating to fiddling or fidgeting.
Pertaining to occasional under-the-table work by people who receive unemployment benefits
Where this word comes from
From fiddle + -y, from the verb.
Try it on your idea.
fiddly has 6 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.