gremlinous

9.9

Tending to cause small, unexpected problems by being mischievous

adjective
/ˈɡrɛm.lɪ.nəs/

: problemático

Their system was disrupted by a series of gremlinous technical glitches.

Examples

That gremlinous child always finds a way to cause trouble.
Her gremlinous antics at the party amused everyone.
A gremlinous character in the novel continually sabotages the protagonist's plans.
The new employee was known for his gremlinous sense of humor and unexpected pranks.
The gremlinous behavior of the cat kept knocking over the potted plants.
His gremlinous nature made every simple task turn into a chaotic adventure.
They faced a series of gremlinous mishaps during their camping trip that made it memorable.

Antonyms

orderly

15 2.4

Arranged in a tidy, organized way

How Mischievous

gremlinous

9.9

mischievous

27 3.5

naughty

59 1.0

playful

72 1.6

Surface Forms

gremlinous positive

Morphology

gremlinous = gremlin (transparent) = gremlin + ous

The adjective is a regular formation from 'gremlin' using the productive suffix '-ous', and its meaning is directly predictable from the noun.

Etymology

Gremlinous comes from gremlin, a name for a small, naughty creature people blamed for strange machine problems, like a tiny being that 'causes trouble' in engines and electronics. So, gremlinous describes a person, prank, or fault that is 'mischievous' or that 'causes unexpected problems'.