Fiddliness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being fiddly; complicated awkwardness. uncountable

    "An acoustic guitarist of demonstrable skill — she used to demonstrate it all the time when she played by herself, tapping or slapping the strings, using the heel of her hand, deftly fingerpicking —— she turned a corner a few years ago, taking a few steps away from fiddliness."

Example

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"An acoustic guitarist of demonstrable skill — she used to demonstrate it all the time when she played by herself, tapping or slapping the strings, using the heel of her hand, deftly fingerpicking —— she turned a corner a few years ago, taking a few steps away from fiddliness."

Etymology

From fiddly + -ness.

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