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clunky

clunky adjective: ungainly; awkward; inelegant; cumbersome.

Adjective

clunky (comparative clunkier, superlative clunkiest)

  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.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
  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

clunky meaning in Urdu and Bengali

clunky in Urdu

ان گھڑ, بھدا, بھونڈا

clunky in Bengali

বেমানান, অদ্ভুত, শ্রীহীন, ভারী

Examples of clunky in a sentence

  • There were Starmerisms: clunky identity politics, a nod to being working class.
  • Clarkson sees those airballs as a metaphor for Bryant’s clunky start against the Jazz two decades later.
  • Robertson’s droll conducting of “A Musical Joke,” Mozart’s intentionally clunky and satirical minisymphony.

All 11 example sentences with clunky

Forms of clunky

comparativeclunkier
superlativeclunkiest

Origin of clunky

From clunk + -y.

Words formed from clunky

Words that rhyme with clunky

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about clunky

What does clunky mean?
Clunky means ungainly; awkward; inelegant; cumbersome.
What is clunky in Urdu?
Clunky in Urdu is ان گھڑ, بھدا, بھونڈا. See Clunky meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is clunky?
Clunky is an adjective.

Words near clunky in the dictionary

  1. clunkiness
  2. clunking
  3. clunkingly
  4. clunkings
  5. clunks
  6. clunky
  7. clunt
  8. clunter
  9. cluntered
  10. cluntering
  11. clunters

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