Twiddly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtwɪd(ə)li/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Twiddly is an adjective meaning (informal) Capable of being finely or idly adjusted with the fingers.
Meaning
(informal) Capable of being finely or idly adjusted with the fingers.
More Meanings
- (informal) Having an elaborately twisted form.
- (informal) In music, having a rapid series of musical notes.
Example Sentences
The bugle called, a twiddly bit and then one long note.
It was her nose was the worst. It seemed to have been twisted into a hook with a twiddly bit at the top.
Radio – with its buttons and twiddly knobs and white noise in between – is on the tip of a huge wave of change, courtesy of the Internet.
Through the open doorway Nedda could see […] the back of Mr. Cuthcott in a twiddly chair, surrounded by sheets of paper reposing on the floor, shining like autumn leaves on a pool of water.
Word Forms
- twiddlier
- twiddliest
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include twiddlesome, fiddly, nimble-fingered, tiddly, tiddled, twiny.
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