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(UK, informal) Time-consuming or awkward; too complicated or fancy.

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faffy

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Source Word

faffy

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈfæfi/

UK informal

(UK, informal) Time-consuming or awkward; too complicated or fancy.

Japanese Meaning

手間がかかる、時間を無駄にする / ぎこちなく冗長で、煩雑または凝りすぎた

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The whole filing system is incredibly faffy, so I usually avoid dealing with it until it's absolutely necessary.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

書類管理のシステムは非常に手間がかかって面倒なので、私は本当に必要になるまで対処するのを避けることが多い。

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(UK, informal) Time-consuming or awkward; too complicated or fancy.

… three kinds of pickles, the tinned peaches ready in a bowl with a jug of fresh cream on the serving hatch, home-made cakes, tarts and chocolate biscuits. It was a faffy, time-consuming job […]

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

faffier

（ comparative ）

faffiest

（ superlative ）

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