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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Wear your bulkiest pieces on the plane A puffy parka or clunky pair of boots can take up a solid chunk of suitcase space.
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Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2026
That Jim Phillips’ conference hasn’t even considered it, despite its current clunky 17-team football lineup, tells you those schools, like the Big 12’s, don’t have much confidence that UConn can field a consistent Power 4 football program.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Correspondence was at the very least clunky, and at most, reckless.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
If a process feels clunky, those advance preparations could give you time to come up with a new way of doing things that works better for everyone.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2026
That Jim Phillips’ conference hasn’t even considered it, despite its current clunky 17-team football lineup, tells you those schools, like the Big 12’s, don’t have much confidence that UConn can field a consistent Power 4 football program.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Correspondence was at the very least clunky, and at most, reckless.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
If a process feels clunky, those advance preparations could give you time to come up with a new way of doing things that works better for everyone.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
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 Apr. 2026.
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