clunky

[ kluhng-kee ]

/ ˈklʌŋ ki /

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adjective, clunk·i·er, clunk·i·est.Informal.

awkwardly heavy or clumsy: clunky metal jewelry; clunky shoes.

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Origin of clunky

First recorded in 1965–70; clunk + -y¹

Words nearby clunky

clung, Cluniac, clunk, clunker, clunkhead, clunky, Cluny, Cluny lace, clupeid, clupeoid, Clurman

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How to use clunky in a sentence

Making things worse, official sign-up websites are clunky and hard to navigate.
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Previously, these sorts of deals had to be done via very clunky, direct deals and weren’t automated.
‘We had to take full ownership of data’: Why Denmark’s biggest news site cut reliance on Google’s tech|Seb Joseph|January 27, 2021|Digiday
Integrating soft, flexible plant material into robotics could aid in picking up fragile objects that would otherwise be damaged by clunky, rigid graspers, the researchers say.
A robot arm toting a Venus flytrap can grab delicate objects|Emily Conover|January 25, 2021|Science News
However, bunny boots are big, heavy, clunky, and are not great for hiking or covering ground.
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Today, Guston’s reputation as one of the most influential painters of the past half-century is built on these raw, clunky figurative paintings — not on the earlier “pictures of nothing.”
Philip Guston’s art speaks to our present moment. We shouldn’t have to wait to see it.|Sebastian Smee|January 14, 2021|Washington Post
It also contains some clunky passages of adultery, temptations of the flesh, and general sexual awkwardness.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As long as Democrats don't mention the clunky word "infrastructure" too much, they should pivot hard to jobs.
The Only Way for Democrats to Win|Jonathan Alter|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first machine, the 914—so called because it could copy on paper nine inches by fourteen inches—was a complex, clunky beast.
Pioneers in Printing|The Daily Beast|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Oculus Rift is a wearable headset that goes over the eyes like a clunky pair of scuba goggles.
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Fifty years ago, most households still owned clunky black-and-white TV sets.
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British Dictionary definitions for clunky

clunky

/ (ˈklʌŋkɪ) /

adjective clunkier or clunkiest

making a clunking noise

informal ponderously ungraceful or unsophisticatedclunky boots

awkward or unsophisticatedthen you guffaw at clunky dialogue

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