clunkier; clunkiest
: clumsy in style, form, or execution
a clunky thriller
clunky earrings
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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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Old Atlas moved like a clunky chunky human; the latest iteration swivels and turns like a freaky crab crossed with an unfeasibly double-jointed contortionist.
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Carlton Reid, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024
Others bemoaned the clunky rollout of Tesla’s latest offering.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
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Carlton Reid, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024
Others bemoaned the clunky rollout of Tesla’s latest offering.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
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 5 May. 2024.
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