Twiddlesome

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Charactersied or marked by twiddling; trifling

    "Our physical anthropologists are keeping up with the twiddlesome technology of the physicists and chemists, while sticking to their own lasts."

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"Our physical anthropologists are keeping up with the twiddlesome technology of the physicists and chemists, while sticking to their own lasts."

Etymology

From twiddle + -some.

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