twiddlier
twiddlier is the comparative form of twiddly.
Meaning of twiddly
Adjective
twiddly (comparative twiddlier, superlative twiddliest)
- 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
- 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
- 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.
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