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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Some shoppers found the company’s service clunky and confusing, and the assortment started to feel stale and out of style.
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Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
The use of four words would be clunky and unwieldy.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
But while earbuds have always been more practical than a pair of clunky over-ear cans, the audio performance disparity between the two has all but disappeared over the last decade.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 July 2025
This cordless vacuum blows old, clunky models out of the water.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 8 July 2025
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Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
The use of four words would be clunky and unwieldy.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
But while earbuds have always been more practical than a pair of clunky over-ear cans, the audio performance disparity between the two has all but disappeared over the last decade.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 July 2025
This cordless vacuum blows old, clunky models out of the water.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 8 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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