as in clumsy
difficult to use or operate especially because of size, weight, or design
even my five-year-old laptop seems clunky next to some of the really slim new models
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Recent Examples of clunky
Words that look fine on the page can sound clunky or unnatural when spoken.
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Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
Keep In Mind The shoe design looks a bit clunky on narrow, small feet.
—April Benshosan, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
The sleek and minimalist design offers ample tabletop space without feeling clunky or oversized in your space.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The systems can be clunky and are rarely integrated.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
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Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
Keep In Mind The shoe design looks a bit clunky on narrow, small feet.
—April Benshosan, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
The sleek and minimalist design offers ample tabletop space without feeling clunky or oversized in your space.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The systems can be clunky and are rarely integrated.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clunky
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Where Huang’s wardrobe for Oz emphasizes his position as a clumsy social climber, aspiring to classic mafia masculinity but too crass to fit in with the old-money elite, Sofia represents a different kind of outsider.Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jessica Carter Altman always thought of herself as clumsy.Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jennings read the clue with a slightly awkward tone, then immediately apologized to Heather after it was answered.Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Krieps, playing Jill possessed by Elizabeth, gets slighter colder, more rigid, and more awkward.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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What to Consider The zipper doesn’t run the length of the sleeping bag, which helps with heat retention but makes getting in and out a bit more cumbersome.Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
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The more cumbersome way is for whoever is doing the filing to accumulate all HOA director's and officer's addresses and images of their identifying documents (again, driver's license or passport) and manually enter it.Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Anyone 35 or older will remember these toys being chunkier and unwieldy but, thankfully, times have changed.Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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Professional models can reach well over 20 feet, but these can be unwieldy and not really suitable for homeowners.Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Clunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clunky. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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