glitchy
Full of errors
Glitchy describes something prone to glitches—small malfunctions or errors, especially in electronics or software.
A glitchy app crashes unexpectedly or behaves erratically.
A glitchy connection drops in and out.
The word suggests persistent minor problems rather than complete failure: The update made my phone glitchy.
Video game aesthetics sometimes embrace glitchy visuals deliberately.
Horse-drawn cart
- laggyExperiencing input delay
- pixelatedComposed of visible squares
- corruptedMade impure or dishonest
- bufferingTemporary data accumulation
freezing · crashing · artifacting · stuttering · jittery · unresponsive · latency · interference
Damaged beyond function
- faultyHaving defects or errors
- defectiveHaving inherent faults
- malfunctioningOperating incorrectly or failing
- dysfunctionalNot operating properly
unreliable · temperamental · finicky · wonky · haywire · acting up · on the fritz · busted
Shining unsteadily, intermittently
- stutteringInvoluntary speech disfluency
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
- blippingPulsing briefly, intermittently
- cutting outRemoving by separation
sporadic · inconsistent · erratic · irregular · hiccupping · dropping · unstable · patchy
buggy
Horse-drawn cart
buffering · freezing · crashing · artifacting · stuttering · jittery · unresponsive · latency · interference · noise
broken
Damaged beyond function
- faultyHaving defects or errors
- defectiveHaving inherent faults
- malfunctioningOperating incorrectly or failing
dysfunctional · unreliable · temperamental · finicky · wonky · haywire · acting up · on the fritz · busted · kaput
flickering
Shining unsteadily, intermittently
- stutteringInvoluntary speech disfluency
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
- blippingPulsing briefly, intermittently
cutting out · sporadic · inconsistent · erratic · irregular · hiccupping · dropping · unstable · patchy · choppy
vaporwave
Ironic eighties nostalgia genre
- distortedMisshapen from original form
- corruptedMade impure or dishonest
- lo-fiImperfect audio quality, informally
retro · 8-bit · synthwave · cyberpunk · scan lines · VHS · analog · static
- nonfunctionalbroken, malfunctioning, inoperative, out of order, nonfunctional
- glitchesbug, error, malfunction, flaw, fault
- brokenbroken, busted, broken down, out of order, not working
- defectsdefect, flaw, crack, cracks, defective
- technical adjectivesadjustable, modular, portable, durable, automated
- UI propertiesclickable, scrollable, draggable, resizable, selectable
glitchystable
Secure and unchanging
reliable · flawless · error-free · dependable · smooth
glitchysmooth
Without roughness or difficulty
seamless · fluid · responsive · consistent · steady
- software glitchProgram error causing malfunction
- glitch in the MatrixApparent flaw in perceived reality
- technical glitchMinor system malfunction
- audio glitchUnwanted noise in playback
- glitch in matrixSuspicious pattern in reality
- screen glitchVisual digital malfunction