"bug-ridden" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more bug-ridden [comparative], most bug-ridden [superlative]
Etymology: bug + -ridden Etymology templates: {{af|en|bug|-ridden}} bug + -ridden Head templates: {{en-adj|head=bug-ridden}} bug-ridden (comparative more bug-ridden, superlative most bug-ridden)
  1. (of software) Full of defects. Categories (topical): Software
    Sense id: en-bug-ridden-en-adj-8jgqxdll Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ridden Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ridden: 54 46
  2. Full of insects.
    Sense id: en-bug-ridden-en-adj-ZoM6KLhX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ridden Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ridden: 54 46

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