glitchy

English

Etymology

From glitch +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɪt͡ʃi/
• Hyphenation: glitch‧y

Adjective

glitchy (comparative glitchier, superlative glitchiest)

1. Prone to glitches.

   a glitchy computer

   • 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:

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

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

     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?

2. Characteristic of glitch or error.

   electronic music with glitchy sounds

Further reading

• “glitchy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.