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buggy

buggy

1 3.9
Having many small errors or problems in a program
  • adjective
  • /ˈbʌɡi/
translation icon : con errores
  • After hours of testing, I found that the application was quite buggy and crashed often.

But a big model will spot your bug and say, ah, generating buggy code, are we?

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Examples

  • The Surface Book, unfortunately, had been a little buggy at launch, and a lot of those bugs stem from this detachable base.

  • But my code is buggy and not working the way I expected it to, so I apologize.

  • And their system is really buggy, and it's getting worse too.

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  • Hopefully things are generally less buggy and more smooth.

  • Internet Explorer just seems to be so buggy these days.

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  • It's slow, it's buggy, it doesn't do a lot of things very well, but neither did the very earliest computers.

  • Well, the main issue is that the firmware on most commercial routers is buggy as hell.

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  • Their games are buggy and unfinished, but accusing them of bad writing seems rather senseless to me.

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  • These sorts of features creeping in make software bloated, buggy, slow, or just more resource-hungry.

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  • With that said, when One UI isn't being buggy, basics like background app switching and the camera launch speed are fast enough for my liking.

Synonyms

defective
vsbuggy
57 3.9

Having a fault that makes something not work properly

emphasizes many problems across software or machinery not just one fault
faulty
vsbuggy
36 3.5

Not correct because it has mistakes, for example in an argument or plan

focuses more on numerous errors in technical systems rather than single defects
unreliable
vsbuggy
10 4.3

Not safe because it might fail or break

highlights repeated errors and technical problems rather than general unreliability
flaky
vsbuggy
  • Informal
6 7.0

Tending to fail or change without warning

describes frequent errors and problems rather than only instability
glitchy
vsbuggy
  • Informal
4 4.8

Small digital errors make sound or video freeze

covers the same but highlights many errors in machines generally
wonky
vsbuggy
  • Informal
3 7.7

Not working correctly, often for devices, apps, or websites

is more specific about many technical errors rather than casual faults
errorful
vsbuggy
7.7

Full of mistakes that make it hard to understand

is about many problems especially in software and machinery
dicky
vsbuggy
  • UK
9.3

A part that does not work properly or is weak, often for body parts and machines

focuses on many systematic errors, not only informal faulty state
snaggy
vsbuggy
7.1

Full of small problems and delays that slow progress

means many errors or faults broadly rather than occasional delays or snags

Antonyms

81 3.2

Working correctly so it can be used

1 5.4

Completely without mistakes

Compounds

7 4.4

A small open car with large tires for driving on sand

Old-fashioned in a way from before cars

2 1.0

A small vehicle with four wheels that an adult pushes to carry a baby

buggy whip
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A tool that makes horses move when they pull a small carriage and now means something old-fashioned

A small open vehicle with large tires for driving on sand

8.6

A vehicle with big wheels and a high body for driving over marshes

8.0

A large vehicle with big wheels and a raised body that goes across wet, muddy land

How Buggy

broken
31 1.0
unstable
80 4.4
buggy
1 3.9
faulty
61 3.5
glitchy
  • Informal
4 4.8

Surface Forms

buggy positive

Morphology

buggy = bug (transparent) = bug + y

The meaning 'full of bugs/errors' follows a common and productive adjectival pattern with -y.

Etymology

The computer sense of buggy comes from bug used for a small fault or glitch in a machine, so buggy software is 'full of errors' or problems.