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 Maryland product’s fit within the current Pelicans’ team is a clunky one.
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Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
This happens because monoterpenes are clunky molecules full of carbon atoms.
—Max G. Levy, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Her website is clunky, peppered with typos, yet oddly AI-like in tone.
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june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
Keter Manor Storage Shed At 4-by-6 feet, the storage shed won’t look clunky or take up too much backyard space.
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Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
This happens because monoterpenes are clunky molecules full of carbon atoms.
—Max G. Levy, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Her website is clunky, peppered with typos, yet oddly AI-like in tone.
—Ellen O'Connell Whittet
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
Keter Manor Storage Shed At 4-by-6 feet, the storage shed won’t look clunky or take up too much backyard space.
—Shea Simmons, People.com, 31 May 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 3 Jul. 2025.
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