clunkier; clunkiest
: clumsy in style, form, or execution
a clunky thriller
clunky earrings
Examples of clunky in a Sentence
I drive a clunky old station wagon.
His act was full of clunky one-liners.
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The device famously introduced stereoscopic 3D, requiring players to strap into a clunky headset to experience its groundbreaking (and headache-inducing) parallax effects decades before the VR boom of the 2010s.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Because personalization at scale was too expensive, too clunky and too slow.
—Francesca Pezzoli, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Browsing for courses is a clunky experience sometimes, for example.
—Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Nicholson worked closely with choreographer Corey Baker to develop her character’s clunky, earnest dance style.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Because personalization at scale was too expensive, too clunky and too slow.
—Francesca Pezzoli, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Browsing for courses is a clunky experience sometimes, for example.
—Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Nicholson worked closely with choreographer Corey Baker to develop her character’s clunky, earnest dance style.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clunky
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“Clunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clunky. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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