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adj. 1. Not working according to design (of programs). This is the
mainstream sense. 2. Improperly designed, This sense carries a more or less
disparaging implication that the designer should have known better, while
sense 1 doesn't necessarily assign blame. Which of senses 1 or 2 is intended
is conveyed by context and nonverbal cues. 3. Behaving strangely; especially
(when used of people) exhibiting extreme depression.