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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Security is worth considering as there’s not a native way to lock the rack to the vehicle, but there are after-market options (albeit a little clunky) to mitigate this.
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Cameron Martindell, Outside, 3 Jan. 2026
Her outfit on the runway is fun, but during her presentation, the editors cut out the music to give Michelle and Ru a chance to point and laugh at Discord’s clunky walk.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2026
But after the first person made it to the ground, the second appeared to become entangled with an unknown object, leading to a clunky landing and cascade of gasps from onlookers.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
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—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
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Cameron Martindell, Outside, 3 Jan. 2026
Her outfit on the runway is fun, but during her presentation, the editors cut out the music to give Michelle and Ru a chance to point and laugh at Discord’s clunky walk.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2026
But after the first person made it to the ground, the second appeared to become entangled with an unknown object, leading to a clunky landing and cascade of gasps from onlookers.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
Similarly, as the four seeds float across the land, the integration between them and the environment occasionally reads visually clunky in its execution, making the viewer aware of the compositing.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Clunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clunky. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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