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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Putting things in order Throughout the 1960s, Piaget observed that young children rely on clunky trial-and-error methods rather than systematic strategies when attempting to order objects according to some continuous quantitative dimension, like length.
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Celeste Kidd, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
As part of last year’s redesign, Counsell concurred with another idea that players had floated, removing the bulky countertops and clunky couches in the middle of the locker room.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Sometimes hoses are particularly heavy, tough to unravel, and overall clunky to use, but there are options that work well and make watering easy, including the Flexzilla Garden Hose, an Amazon best-seller and shopper-favorite.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2025
With an inventory that includes different shelving, various chairs, and entertainment staples, the line’s Lillian TV stand jazzes up a furniture piece that all too often prioritizes overly functional, clunky silhouettes.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
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Celeste Kidd, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
As part of last year’s redesign, Counsell concurred with another idea that players had floated, removing the bulky countertops and clunky couches in the middle of the locker room.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Sometimes hoses are particularly heavy, tough to unravel, and overall clunky to use, but there are options that work well and make watering easy, including the Flexzilla Garden Hose, an Amazon best-seller and shopper-favorite.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2025
With an inventory that includes different shelving, various chairs, and entertainment staples, the line’s Lillian TV stand jazzes up a furniture piece that all too often prioritizes overly functional, clunky silhouettes.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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