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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Too bad the moment got wasted with such a clunky sketch.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2026
After a clunky moment of audience groans and O’Brien trying to keep a straight face, the camera moved back to the winners.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
As for Dosunmu, joining a faster Wolves team than the ones of previous years has helped make what might have been a clunky adjustment go better.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
About the size of a football, the fire engine-red sirens look like a clunky, portable speaker.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2026
After a clunky moment of audience groans and O’Brien trying to keep a straight face, the camera moved back to the winners.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
As for Dosunmu, joining a faster Wolves team than the ones of previous years has helped make what might have been a clunky adjustment go better.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
About the size of a football, the fire engine-red sirens look like a clunky, portable speaker.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Clunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clunky. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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