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clunky en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From clunk + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) Ungainly; awkward; inelegant; cumbersome.
   • 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. 2013 May 23, Sarah Lyall, “British Leader’s Liberal Turn Sets Off a Rebellion in His Party”, in New York Times, retrieved 29 May 2013:
   • That tomboy's clothing is rather 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? 2012, Mike Brent, Fiona Dent, The Leader's Guide to Influence:

Forms

Deriveds

clunkily · clunkiness

Translations (17)

nb upraktisk (ungainly and awkward to use) · tr hantal (ungainly and awkward to use) · tr elverişsiz (ungainly and awkward to use) · ru неуклюжий (ungainly and awkward to use) · nn keikete (ungainly and awkward to use) · es burdo (ungainly and awkward to use) · es desgarbado (ungainly and awkward to use) · nl onhandig (ungainly and awkward to use) · es difícil de usar (ungainly and awkward to use) · tr kullanışsız (ungainly and awkward to use) · nl onbeholpen (ungainly and awkward to use) · es aparatoso (ungainly and awkward to use) · pt desajeitado (ungainly and awkward to use) · nb prakket (ungainly and awkward to use) · de schwerfällig (ungainly and awkward to use) · nb tungvint (ungainly and awkward to use) · de klobig (ungainly and awkward to use)