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clunkily

clunkily adverb: in a clunky manner.

Adverb

clunkily (comparative more clunkily, superlative most clunkily)

  1. In a clunky manner.
    • […] and the hanging leaves look clunkily irrelevant, like Christmas decorations.1988, Arts Magazine, volume 63, numbers 1-7, page 106

Forms of clunkily

comparativemore clunkily
superlativemost clunkily

Origin of clunkily

From clunky + -ly.

Questions about clunkily

What does clunkily mean?
Clunkily means in a clunky manner.
What part of speech is clunkily?
Clunkily is an adverb.

Words near clunkily in the dictionary

  1. clunked
  2. clunker
  3. clunkers
  4. clunkier
  5. clunkiest
  6. clunkily
  7. clunkiness
  8. clunking
  9. clunkingly
  10. clunkings
  11. clunks

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