† ˈfiddlecome, a. Obs.
[short for next, used attrib.]
Nonsensical, silly, trumpery.
| 1697 Vanbrugh Relapse iv. i. 103 A fiddlecome tale of a draggle-tailed girl. 1777 Sheridan Trip Scarb. iv. i, Do you think such a fine proper gentleman..cares for a fiddle⁓come tale of a child? |