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twiddlier

twiddlier is the comparative form of twiddly.

Meaning of twiddly

Adjective

twiddly (comparative twiddlier, superlative twiddliest)

  1. (informal) Capable of being finely or idly adjusted with the fingers.
    • 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.2011, Fi Glover, Travels With My Radio: I Am An Oil Tanker
  2. (informal) Having an elaborately twisted form.
    • The design of an indicator is often — indeed usually — thought to be the business of the engineer, perhaps aided by someone — an artist or a "stylist" — who adds an aesthetic touch, a twiddly bit, a strip of chromium, a dash of paint, or better still several dashes in clashing colours, of which a...1958, New Scientist
  3. (informal) In music, having a rapid series of musical notes.
    • There are moments when the band sounds oddly like its acoustic predecessor, and there are some feints at free jazz, but the most curious episode, unlike any other live Miles I know, is a long spacey improvisation using wood flute, related less to the twiddly studio jams than to the ritual...2001 September 7, Kevin Whitehead, “The Gap Band”, in Chicago Reader

Questions about twiddlier

What is twiddlier the comparative form of?
Twiddlier is the comparative form of twiddly.

Words near twiddlier in the dictionary

  1. twiddler's syndrome
  2. twiddlers
  3. twiddles
  4. twiddles one's thumbs
  5. twiddlesome
  6. twiddlier
  7. twiddliest
  8. twiddling
  9. twiddling line
  10. twiddling lines
  11. twiddling one's thumbs

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