fiddle-footed

adjective

ˌfi-dᵊl-ˈfu̇-təd How to pronounce fiddle-footed (audio)
Definition of fiddle-footednext
as in excitable
easily excited by nature although fiddle-footed now, the kitten should settle down once it adjusts to its new home

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiddle-footed
  1. excitable
  2. nervous
  3. unstable
  4. volatile
Adjective
  • Thank you for being the most generous, excitable, magical crowds, and for breaking the all time attendance record for the stadium all 3 nights.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • There’s naïve Jill (Nicola Turner and then, in adulthood, Helena Wilson), excitable Ruby (Sophia Ally and Ophelia Lovibond), and fretful Gloria (Nancy Allsop and Leanne Best); and then—played by Lara McDonnell as a teen and by Donnelly in a pointed piece of double-casting as an adult—there’s Joan.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of excitable
Adjective
  • Tyler Hines did such an amazing job of being a mentor this season, and a supporter for all of us nervous guys in the middle of a competition.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Read more Auto giants are getting nervous about the prospect of mega fines as EV demand falters ‘Europe’s Detroit’ built a thriving car industry.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of nervous
Adjective
  • According to Gregory, fluctuating temperatures in the area has caused all ice surfaces to be unstable.
    Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement By any measure, the immediate future of Syria will be an unstable and potentially violent melange of competing groups, intense jockeying for power and settling of scores.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of unstable
Adjective
  • Egg prices, which have been volatile for more than two years, in part because of outbreaks of bird flu, soared 8.2% just last month.
    COMPILED BYDEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Still, food price growth is notoriously volatile and many factors that determine costs are often outside the government's control.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of volatile
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Thesaurus Entries Near fiddle-footed

fiddle-faddle

fiddle-footed

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“Fiddle-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddle-footed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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