clunky

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
6

Definition of clunky

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (informal)Ungainly; awkward; inelegant; cumbersome.
    “That tomboy's clothing is rather clunky.”
    “At a time when Mr. Cameron is being squeezed from both sides — from the right by members of his own party and by the anti-immigrant, anti-Europe U.K. Independence Party, and from the left by his Liberal Democrat coalition partners — the move seemed uncharacteristically clunky.”
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adj

  1. (informal)Ungainly; awkward; inelegant; cumbersome.
    “That tomboy's clothing is rather clunky.”
    “At a time when Mr. Cameron is being squeezed from both sides — from the right by members of his own party and by the anti-immigrant, anti-Europe U.K. Independence Party, and from the left by his Liberal Democrat coalition partners — the move seemed uncharacteristically clunky.”
  2. Being or making a clunk sound.
    “You might find yourself listening to the sound your car door makes when it shuts. Is it a cheap tinny sound or a strong clunky sound like the VW?”

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Etymology

From clunk + -y.

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