different between dexterity vs fiddly

dexterity

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French dextérité, from Latin dexteritas, from dexter (on the right), this is in reference to most people having greater fine motor skills in their right hand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d?ks?t???ti/

Noun

dexterity (countable and uncountable, plural dexterities)

  1. Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.

Derived terms

  • sexterity

Related terms

  • dexterous
  • ambidextrous

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fiddly

English

Etymology

fiddle +? -y, from the verb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?f?dli/

Adjective

fiddly (comparative fiddlier, superlative fiddliest)

  1. Requiring dexterity to operate.
    The buttons on the tiny mobile phone were too fiddly.
  2. (by extension) Having many small bits or embellishments.
  3. Of or relating to fiddling or fidgeting.
    • 2012, Terry Rummins, So, I've Got Parkinson's Disease (page 62)
      I can divide my movements into two types: gross motor and fine motor (in other words, large movements and small, fiddly movements) and, as I have already described, I have far more problems with the latter than the former.
  4. Pertaining to occasional under-the-table work by people who receive unemployment benefits

Derived terms

  • fiddliness

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