clunky

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clunk·y

(klŭng′kē)

adj. clunk·i·er, clunk·i·est

Clumsy in form or manner; awkward: clunky hiking boots.

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clunky

(ˈklʌŋkɪ)

adj, clunkier or clunkiest

1. making a clunking noise

2. informal ponderously ungraceful or unsophisticated: clunky boots.

3. awkward or unsophisticated: then you guffaw at clunky dialogue.

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clunk•y

(ˈklʌŋ ki)

adj. clunk•i•er, clunk•i•est. Informal.

awkwardly heavy; clumsy or unwieldy: big clunky shoes.

[1965–70]

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Adj.	1.	clunky - lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" clumsy, gawky, ungainly, unwieldy awkward - lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"
	2.	clunky - making a clunking sound audible, hearable - heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper"

Translations

clunky

[ˈklʌŋkɪ] ADJ (clunkier (compar) (clunkiest (superl))) → macizo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

clunky

[ˈklʌŋki] adj

[design] → encombrant(e)

[dialogue, script] → poussif/ive

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

clunky

adj → klobig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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