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# clunky

adjective (clunky, clunkier, clunkiest)

«clunky» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Big, heavy and awkward, not smooth or neat to use, like clunky old shoes or a clunky machine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clunky/#m1)
2. (of writing, computer programs) Awkward and not well put together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clunky/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it describes old phones, computers and furniture; in English lessons a teacher may call a sentence clunky if it reads badly. Phrases: "a clunky sentence", "clunky old computer".

### Examples

- Grandad's old phone is clunky and heavy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clunky/#x1)
- She wore clunky boots to the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clunky/#x2)
- This sentence is clunky; try making it shorter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clunky/#x3)
- The website is clunky and hard to use. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clunky/#x4)
- The robot moved in a clunky way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clunky/#x5)
- The clunky old lift rattled up the shaft. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clunky/#x6)

### Note

Informal. Comparative: clunkier, clunkiest. From the sound "clunk".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «clunky» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clunky/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«clunky» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/clunky.html) on Mova free.