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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That’s quite a contrast to the floor we were left to ponder after clunky road losses at Central Florida and West Virginia in a week’s span were sandwiched around a somewhat miraculous rally to beat TCU (3-5 in Big 12 play) in overtime at home.
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Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2026
Although my normal size fit well (with enough space in the toe box for comfort, sans sloppiness), the clunky-looking shoe lacked the more tailored, three-dimensional build of pricier shoes.
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For example, rather than tweaking today’s slow and clunky payment journey, payers could reimagine the whole system and move toward real-time intelligent settlement at the point of care.
—Shubham Singhal, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Early smartphones were clunky and limited.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2026
Although my normal size fit well (with enough space in the toe box for comfort, sans sloppiness), the clunky-looking shoe lacked the more tailored, three-dimensional build of pricier shoes.
—Maggie Slepian, Outside, 26 Jan. 2026
For example, rather than tweaking today’s slow and clunky payment journey, payers could reimagine the whole system and move toward real-time intelligent settlement at the point of care.
—Shubham Singhal, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Early smartphones were clunky and limited.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Clunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clunky. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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