buggier; buggiest
1
: infested with bugs
a buggy swamp
2
: characterized by bugs
especially
: containing many bugs
a buggy software program
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
Synonyms
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
Curbed, 21 Apr. 2023
Also, search boxes and comment fields in Microsoft 365 apps may be buggy too.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 14 June 2023
The first generation is often the worst generation Though it’s reportedly been in development since at least 2016, Apple’s headset is ultimately a first-generation tech product — and first-gen tech tends to be buggy, costly, and incomplete.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 June 2023
Finally, Duality’s bells are…extremely buggy, singlehandedly negating some solo flawless attempts, and triggering off extremely annoying things like exploding Cabal flamethrowers or even shield breaks.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 June 2022
Dragging icons around to turn them into windows is still really buggy and hard to nail.
—Dieter Bohn, The Verge, 24 June 2019
People can whitewash buggy botspeak by giving it a human sheen in a retweet.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 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, 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, 13 Feb. 2018
Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2023
Users also complain that the chat functions in the app are buggy, sending duplicate messages, taking a long time to load or delaying message delivery.
—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
The crash involving the silver SUV and the Miller family's buggy took place before 8:30 a.m.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2023
On September 20, children ages 1 and 3 were killed when a pickup truck drove into the back of an Amish buggy in Alexandria, New York, authorities said.
—Macie Goldfarb, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023
The home is in a rural business area, about a two-hour drive from Springfield, Illinois, and down the way from Arcola, Illinois, where many Amish buggies occupy the street.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
This little buggy is also able to be folded into a smaller size.
—Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2023
The crash is at least the second in which children riding in an Amish buggy died as a result of a crash in the US in the past week.
—Macie Goldfarb, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023
The four children in the buggy were siblings from rural Stewartville, a few miles to the northwest, DeGeorge said.
—Macie Goldfarb, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023
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Adjective
Rosie was also reportedly buggy, so people wondered how she was meant to help in high-emotion situations.
—Curbed, 21 Apr. 2023
Also, search boxes and comment fields in Microsoft 365 apps may be buggy too.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 14 June 2023
The first generation is often the worst generation Though it’s reportedly been in development since at least 2016, Apple’s headset is ultimately a first-generation tech product — and first-gen tech tends to be buggy, costly, and incomplete.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 June 2023
Finally, Duality’s bells are…extremely buggy, singlehandedly negating some solo flawless attempts, and triggering off extremely annoying things like exploding Cabal flamethrowers or even shield breaks.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 June 2022
Dragging icons around to turn them into windows is still really buggy and hard to nail.
—Dieter Bohn, The Verge, 24 June 2019
People can whitewash buggy botspeak by giving it a human sheen in a retweet.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 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, 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, 13 Feb. 2018
Noun
Valve's Steam Deck kicked off a wave of manufacturers looking to compete with the Nintendo Switch, but many of their offerings are rushed, buggy, or just not a great way to play games.
—Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2023
Users also complain that the chat functions in the app are buggy, sending duplicate messages, taking a long time to load or delaying message delivery.
—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
The crash involving the silver SUV and the Miller family's buggy took place before 8:30 a.m.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2023
On September 20, children ages 1 and 3 were killed when a pickup truck drove into the back of an Amish buggy in Alexandria, New York, authorities said.
—Macie Goldfarb, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023
The home is in a rural business area, about a two-hour drive from Springfield, Illinois, and down the way from Arcola, Illinois, where many Amish buggies occupy the street.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
This little buggy is also able to be folded into a smaller size.
—Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2023
The crash is at least the second in which children riding in an Amish buggy died as a result of a crash in the US in the past week.
—Macie Goldfarb, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023
The four children in the buggy were siblings from rural Stewartville, a few miles to the northwest, DeGeorge said.
—Macie Goldfarb, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023
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buggy
1 of 2 adjective
bug·gy
ˈbəg-ē 
buggier; buggiest
: full of bugs
it's too buggy outside
a buggy computer program
buggy
2 of 2 noun
plural buggies
1
: a light carriage having a single seat and drawn by one horse
2
: a hand-pushed carriage for a baby
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