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Fiddly vs Complicated - What's the difference?

fiddly | complicated |

As adjectives the difference between fiddly and complicated

is that fiddly is requiring dexterity to operate while complicated is difficult or convoluted.

As a verb complicated is

(complicate).

fiddly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Requiring dexterity to operate.
    • The buttons on the tiny mobile phone were too fiddly.
  • Requiring frequent adjustment.
    • The fuses are very fiddly, and keep blowing out.

    Derived terms

    * fiddliness

    complicated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Difficult or convoluted.
    • It seems this complicated situation will not blow over soon.
  • *
    • Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […]  Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.
  • (Biology) Folded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects).

    • Antonyms

    * simple

    Verb

    (head)
  • (complicate)
    • The process of fixing the car engine was complicated by the lack of tools.