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
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
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025
Users will quickly abandon a product that is buggy or inconsistent, regardless of its other features.
—Dananjayan Thirumalai, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Full of personality, this place is known for its wall-to-wall kitschy vintage collection (a buggy from the horse-and-buggy days hangs from the ceiling) and a Jiffy Burger that’s slathered with peanut butter.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The slightly buggy software and bloatware are the only other detractors, but the potential pain of importing will be enough to put most folks off.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025
Users will quickly abandon a product that is buggy or inconsistent, regardless of its other features.
—Dananjayan Thirumalai, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Noun
The crowning moment came on May 26 when Olsson arrived in a golf buggy, waving his scarf around his head after a dramatic final day of the season saw them pip Brondby to the title by a single point.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Full of personality, this place is known for its wall-to-wall kitschy vintage collection (a buggy from the horse-and-buggy days hangs from the ceiling) and a Jiffy Burger that’s slathered with peanut butter.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Buggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buggy. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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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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