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 slick lines and futuristic aesthetic immediately called to me, voicelessly calling my current dustbuster clunky, dated, and ugly.
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Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
The clunky start kept them off-balance.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The board and tokens can feel clunky to manage mid-game, and keeping track of the location of the mic (so no one has an unfair advantage) added a fiddliness that sometimes pulled attention away from the performance.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 6 Oct. 2025
This foldable travel jewelry case from Bagsmart is a less clunky option to traditional travel jewelry cases, which are usually quite boxy.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
The clunky start kept them off-balance.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The board and tokens can feel clunky to manage mid-game, and keeping track of the location of the mic (so no one has an unfair advantage) added a fiddliness that sometimes pulled attention away from the performance.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 6 Oct. 2025
This foldable travel jewelry case from Bagsmart is a less clunky option to traditional travel jewelry cases, which are usually quite boxy.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 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 Oct. 2025.
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