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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Many companies assume all technology solutions will integrate seamlessly, only to realize too late that a vendor’s API is clunky, support is weak or scalability is an issue.
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Karan Jain, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The pizza guy Consider the outrage that is the federal employee retirement system, a clunky program that Musk recently highlighted.
—Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
The loops can be placed over wall hooks, eliminating the need for clunky towel racks.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Many have been infected by a self-serious tone and a clunky earnestness, likely taking all the wrong lessons from successes like It and Doctor Sleep.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
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Karan Jain, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The pizza guy Consider the outrage that is the federal employee retirement system, a clunky program that Musk recently highlighted.
—Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
The loops can be placed over wall hooks, eliminating the need for clunky towel racks.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Many have been infected by a self-serious tone and a clunky earnestness, likely taking all the wrong lessons from successes like It and Doctor Sleep.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Feb. 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 4 Mar. 2025.
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