clunky
16
5.5
- adjective
- /ˈklʌŋki/
:
tosco
- The laptop was too clunky to carry around comfortably.
- clunky shoes
- clunky boots
- clunky interface
OK, so this is quite the clunky highlight palette.
- OK, so this is quite the clunky highlight palette.
- Do you realize all technologies start out clunky?
- The thing that I need people to know is that the beginning is so clunky.
- I think certain pacing bits of it were a little clunky.
- They apply smoothly, or if not a tiny tiny bit kind of clunky like.
- Because it's the, the screenplay format is so it's kind of clunky.
- Then the other element opposite of that is called the imagination network or the clunky name default mode network.
- So John Patrick Shanley adapts a Michael Crichton book, and I still can't change the words to make his clunky sentences connect a little better.
Examples
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Right now, live streaming from a mobile device is too clunky with third party providers.
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And those stupid clunky shoes.
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Even when it's clunky, you know, it's like, it's so fun.
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- It was clunky as hell.
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Her toes, in clunky shoes, barely touch the stone step.
Fiction book (1999) -
The boys can put them on so easily themselves and I prefer them to the big clunky Crocs.
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The GamePad can be awesome, but there are too many clunky ways you have to use it.
Blog text (17) -
Overall, I'm happy with it, though it's still clunky in the UI department.
Blog text (4) -
The translation process remains clunky, and vital information about part geometry can be lost in the translation, Williams said.
Academic text (2003) -
Who wouldn't want to experience 3-D entertainment without the clunky 3-D glasses?
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
71
2.5
Hard to move because of its size or shape
35
2.3
Large and taking up a lot of space, like a big coat or suitcase
16
6.7
Hard to move because it is large, heavy, or oddly shaped
12
2.2
Difficult to hold or carry because of large, awkward shape
5
6.5
Moving or standing in a clumsy way
4
7.3
Moving or looking awkward and clumsy
4
7.1
Awkward and hard to read or listen to because of long, heavy language
Clumsy with hands when doing simple tasks
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Clunky also comes from the sound word clunk with the ending -y that makes an adjective, and because things that give a 'clunk' often feel heavy or awkward, clunky means 'awkward or cumbersome'.