glitchy

glitch·y
G2L1I1T1C3H4Y4
/ˈɡlɪt͡ʃi/

adjective

Prone to glitches.

“a glitchy computer”

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveglitchy (comparative glitchier, superlative glitchiest)

comparative glitchier · superlative glitchiest

  1. Prone to glitches.

    a glitchy computer

    3 more examples

    The output of a multiplexer can also be glitchy due to the propagation of glitches from the data and select inputs.

    1996, IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design: 1996 : November 10-14, 1996, San Jose, CA : Digest of Technical Papers, IEEE Computer Society, →ISBN

    If the phone is still glitchy, try to remember what changes you made to it recently. Did you install some new App Store program, add a new video, mess around with your calendar?

    2012, David Pogue, iPhone: The Missing Manual, "O'Reilly Media, Inc.", →ISBN, page 510

    The unprecedented move comes one day after Samsung halted production of the dangerously glitchy devices.

    2016 October 10, Jose Pagliery, “Samsung tells users: Turn off your Galaxy Note 7 phone NOW”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2025
  2. Characteristic of glitch or error.

    electronic music with glitchy sounds

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Origin

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with glitchy

All rhymes →
Cite this entry
APA

glitchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glitchy

MLA

“glitchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glitchy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glitchy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glitchy.

Source: glitchy on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.