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 men’s matches in the slot this year have varied from short and sharp (Alexander Zverev’s one-hour-and-48-minute defeat of Tomás Macháč) to long and clunky (Félix Auger-Aliassime’s three-hour-and-48-minute win over Brandon Nakashima).
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 May 2026
His hatred for the industry’s clunky legacy software is what led him to build Mews in the first place.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 27 May 2026
But the Hollywood adapters couldn’t be blamed for everything that seemed inherently clunky or, by now, dated about the musical’s book, parts of which were bound to leave a contemporary audience grimacing a little between all the grins the score provokes.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 May 2026
The links were clunky, the attribution was debated, incrementality was always questioned and the whole channel had the whiff of late-night coupon codes rather than cutting-edge commerce strategy.
—Lauren Newman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 May 2026
His hatred for the industry’s clunky legacy software is what led him to build Mews in the first place.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 27 May 2026
But the Hollywood adapters couldn’t be blamed for everything that seemed inherently clunky or, by now, dated about the musical’s book, parts of which were bound to leave a contemporary audience grimacing a little between all the grins the score provokes.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 May 2026
The links were clunky, the attribution was debated, incrementality was always questioned and the whole channel had the whiff of late-night coupon codes rather than cutting-edge commerce strategy.
—Lauren Newman, Forbes.com, 26 May 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 Jun. 2026.
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