buggy

adjective bug·gy \ ˈbə-gē \

|Updated on: 19 Jul 2018

Examples: buggy in a Sentence

Definition of buggy

buggier; buggiest

1 : infested with bugs

a buggy swamp

2 : characterized by bugs; especially : containing many bugs

a buggy software program

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Examples of buggy in a Sentence

It's too buggy out here—let's go inside.

Recent Examples of buggy from the Web

Vera is a heroine for the ages, enduring day after lonely, buggy day without losing her spirit, compassion or love of beauty.

— nalini jones, New York Times, "When the Going Gets Tough, These Kids Find Their Way," 13 Apr. 2018
Not only has Android become way slicker than before, but Apple has started to put out buggier software, annoying iPhone and iPad users.

— david meyer, Fortune, "How Apple Hopes to Eliminate Those Annoying iPhone Bugs," 13 Feb. 2018
The end of technical support for Vista doesn't mean installations will suddenly become useless, just less secure and buggier as time goes on.

— david grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Microsoft Ends Windows Vista Support," 11 Apr. 2017
Unfortunately in our experience, setup was a pain, the Blink app was an ugly, buggy mess, and live streaming took forever to start, often failing entirely.

— ben keough, USA TODAY, "The best smart indoor security cameras to protect your home," 14 June 2017
In the next six months, the environment will get hotter, wetter and buggier, and the number of infections will rise.

— donald g. mcneil jr., New York Times, "Puerto Rico Braces for Its Own Zika Epidemic," 19 Mar. 2016

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First Known Use of buggy

1696

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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buggy

noun

Definition of buggy

plural buggies

1 : a light one-horse carriage made with two wheels in England and with four wheels in the U.S.

2 : a small cart or truck for short transportations of heavy materials

3 : baby carriage

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Examples of buggy in a Sentence

He rode into town on his horse and buggy.
we'll need a new buggy if we have another baby

Recent Examples of buggy from the Web

Until the miners arrived, these dunes were a quasi-barren wasteland — good only for weekend adventurers zipping around on buggies.

— david wethe / bloomberg, Time, "Why This Sand From Texas Is Suddenly Worth $80 a Ton," 10 July 2018
JavaScript has also been around for so long that lots of buggy prefab code exists in libraries around the web, and frequently gets incorporated into unsuspecting websites.

— lily hay newman, WIRED, "Microsoft's Latest Excel Update Has Security Pros Anxious," 11 May 2018
Prudhomme was with three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart and fellow drivers Jeff Gordon and Greg Biffle in 2016 when Stewart broke his back flying over a sand dune and bottoming-out his buggy.

— Fox News, "77-year-old racing legend Don Prudhomme enters Mexican 1000," 16 Apr. 2018
The video includes a tour through the skies, through the airport, from the top to the bottom of the world's tallest building and to buggies zipping around sand dunes.

— john wenz, Popular Mechanics, "Check Out This Incredible Flow Motion Tour of Dubai," 18 Feb. 2015
Presidents William Howard Taft rode a buggy through the California Tunnel Tree.

— CBS News, "Yosemite grove of largest sequoia trees reopens to public after $40M restoration," 14 June 2018
The new machines also give a welcome assist to otherwise fit cyclists who happen to be towing a buggy loaded with kids or groceries, especially on hilly terrain.

— bill laitner, Detroit Free Press, "Why electric bikes aren't always welcome on Michigan's trails," 29 May 2018
One reason for the lower price for these racehorses — which pull a buggy and a jockey around a track — is that the winnings aren’t as substantial.

— paul sullivan, New York Times, "Forget the Kentucky Derby Prize. The Big Return on Investment Is in Breeding.," 4 May 2018
In the seven-minute video, the forward puts his no-look skills to the test in a range of challenges, including trying to chip the ball into a bin on top of a moving buggy and land one inside a washing machine.

— SI.com, "WATCH: Liverpool Star Roberto Firmino Displays His Skills in Awesome 'No-Look Challenge' Video," 17 June 2018