"futzy" meaning in English

See futzy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfʌtzi/ Forms: more futzy [comparative], most futzy [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌtzi Etymology: From futz + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|futz|-y|id2=adjectival}} futz + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} futzy (comparative more futzy, superlative most futzy)
  1. Frivolous; experimental, using trial and error; hackish.
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