buggy

Containing mistakes that make a computer program work badly.

• The app is buggy.
• This buggy update keeps deleting my settings.
• They replaced the buggy software with a more reliable version.

Similar words: faulty, error-prone

Opposites: bug-free

Common phrases: buggy software, buggy code, buggy app

Having a lot of insects.

• This campsite is very buggy.
• We left the buggy woods before sunset.
• Warm, wet weather made the garden unusually buggy.

Similar words: insect-infested

Common phrases: buggy campsite, buggy evening, buggy woods

A small motor vehicle, often used on sand or rough ground.

• We drove a buggy across the sand.
• The buggy’s engine stopped near the beach.
• You can rent buggies to explore the dunes.

Common phrases: dune buggy, beach buggy, drive a buggy