fiddlery

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noun

Fiddling about; tweaking or manipulation.

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Meanings

nounfiddlery (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFiddling about; tweaking or manipulation.

    the endless weeks of tedious fiddlery and close planning and checking

    2014, Peter D. Groves, Film in Higher Education and Research, page 299

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fiddling

Origin

fiddle + -ery

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APA

fiddlery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiddlery

MLA

“fiddlery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiddlery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fiddlery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiddlery.

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