fiddly
adjective /ˈfɪd.li/ informalDefinition
› difficult to do because the parts involved are small: Repairing a watch is a very fiddly job. I hate painting the fiddly bits in the corner.Complicated and difficult to doDifficult to understand
(Definition of fiddly adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- advanced adjective
- ambitious adjective
- arduous adjective
- as much as you can do idiom
- at a push idiom
- fiendish adjective
- fierce adjective
- formidable adjective
- get blood out of/from a stone idiom
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- obstinate adjective
- onerous adjective
- painstaking adjective
- problematic adjective
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- tough adjective (DIFFICULT)
- toughen verb (GET DIFFICULT)
- tricky adjective (DIFFICULT)
- unresolved adjective
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