clunkier; clunkiest
: clumsy in style, form, or execution
a clunky thriller
clunky earrings
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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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That drawing capability is the Inspiron's genuine selling point, even if the convertible design is too clunky for other uses, but it could be made even better with punchier graphics.
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PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024
Current inReach users know texting over satellite is clunky and one message can take a while to go through.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 20 Sep. 2024
What was once useful for viral image generation or clunky essay prep has evolved almost overnight into the cornerstone of modern business operations, capable of transforming customer service, recruiting, engineering, and decision-making processes across all industries.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Perversely, however, the streaming era has become almost as dependent on dropping clunky exposition as the old broadcast net- works were, simply because for many viewers, what’s on Netflix becomes background noise.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024
Current inReach users know texting over satellite is clunky and one message can take a while to go through.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 20 Sep. 2024
What was once useful for viral image generation or clunky essay prep has evolved almost overnight into the cornerstone of modern business operations, capable of transforming customer service, recruiting, engineering, and decision-making processes across all industries.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Perversely, however, the streaming era has become almost as dependent on dropping clunky exposition as the old broadcast net- works were, simply because for many viewers, what’s on Netflix becomes background noise.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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 2 Oct. 2024.
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