buggy

adjective

bug·gy | \ ˈbə-gē

buggier; buggiest

Definition of buggy

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : infested with bugs a buggy swamp

2 : characterized by bugs especially : containing many bugs a buggy software program

buggy

noun

plural buggies

Definition of buggy (Entry 2 of 2)

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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Synonyms for buggy

Synonyms: Noun

baby buggy, baby carriage, perambulator [chiefly British], pram [chiefly British], pushchair [chiefly British], stroller

Examples of buggy in a Sentence

Adjective

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

Noun

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

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

People can whitewash buggy botspeak by giving it a human sheen in a retweet. — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, "Social Media Makes Us Soldiers in the War Against Ourselves," 2 May 2018 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

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

There are many ways to experience this unique ecosystem: on foot, by horseback (this was our choice), and by buggy. — Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, "An Insider’s Guide to Atins, a Hidden Paradise on the Northeast Coast of Brazil," 18 Jan. 2019 The Duke of Edinburgh, who wore a tan jacket, a matching cap, and gloves, was accompanied by two female aides in the back of the buggy. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "At 97, Prince Philip Is Still Carriage Driving Around the Grounds of Windsor Castle," 5 Apr. 2019 Finally, the Polaris ACE 900 XC is like the mutant offspring of an ATV and a rock buggy. — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "The Great Big Youth ATV Test," 25 Mar. 2019 The town of Harvey Cedars is being sued by a handicapped resident, Bettie Greber, who purchased her own motorized beach transport buggy, but who said she had been banned from using it by the town. — New York Times, "A New Jersey Town Actually Adds Beach Parking. And It’s on the Beach.," 28 May 2018 Creative destruction reallocates society’s resources from less productive pursuits to more productive ones—from spinning jennies to factories, for example, or from horse-and-buggies to motorcars. — Alan Greenspan, WSJ, "How to Fix the Great American Growth Machine," 12 Oct. 2018 With no app, would-be customers have to literally hail the buggy for a ride. — Fox News, "Michigan man launches horse-and-buggy ride-hailing service," 6 Aug. 2018 In the dark fields, Amish farmers hitched their horses to black buggies and left quietly. — Jason Nark, Philly.com, "As milk prices keep falling, more Pa. dairy farmers are calling it quits," 17 Apr. 2018 After all, before the car took over, the horse and buggy dominated. — Tamara Warren, The Verge, "Monterey Car Week is where the past and future of automobiles collide," 29 Aug. 2018

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