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widdly en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈwɪdəli/ (UK)

Etymology

From widdle + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial) Characterized by a lot of long fast guitar riffs
    • 25 November 2016, Malcolm Jack, Judas Priest review – a fans-only affair picks up in the final act in The Guardian The new material is largely a fans-only affair – anyone not entertained by widdly guitar solos would have been advised to bring a book for the likes of Halls of Valhalla..
    • Not even the Seventies' prevailing trend for widdly, interminable guitar frottage in could mask Gwynne's basic lack of talent. As soon as the Dream Team's tour finished, Gwynne was told, in no uncertain terms, to fuck off. 2004, Patrick Browning, The Smell of Old Dreams:

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