"fiddlesome" meaning in All languages combined

See fiddlesome on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more fiddlesome [comparative], most fiddlesome [superlative]
Etymology: From fiddle + -some. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|fiddle|some|pos=adjective}} fiddle + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} fiddlesome (comparative more fiddlesome, superlative most fiddlesome)
  1. Characterised or marked by fiddling (fidgeting or manipulating).
    Sense id: en-fiddlesome-en-adj-KzULZUVp Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -some, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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