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clonky

clonky is the alternative form of clunky.

Meaning of clunky

Adjective

clunky (comparative clunkier, superlative clunkiest)

  1. (informal) Ungainly; awkward; inelegant; cumbersome.
    • 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 of clonky

comparativemore clonky
superlativemost clonky

Questions about clonky

What is clonky the alternative form of?
Clonky is the alternative form of clunky.

Words near clonky in the dictionary

  1. Clonkeen
  2. clonker
  3. clonkers
  4. clonking
  5. clonks
  6. clonky
  7. Clonmel
  8. clono-
  9. clonogen
  10. clonogenesis
  11. clonogenic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: clonky (page history and authors); clunky (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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