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twiddliest

twiddliest is the superlative 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 twiddliest

What is twiddliest the superlative form of?
Twiddliest is the superlative form of twiddly.

Words near twiddliest in the dictionary

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

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