clunky
clunky
Definition
clunky (kluŋk′ē)
adjective clunk′·i·er, clunk′·i·est
- clumsy or awkward
- not stylish or attractive
- making a clunking sound
clunky
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- seem: Sometimes collections of columns work very well - others seem a little clunky.
- feel: Maybe I am just too used to the Adventure series but, they do feel a tad clunky.
- look: Apple ones look really clunky compared to the higher resolution ones.
- compare: Apple ones look really clunky compared to the higher resolution ones.
- find: Dialog, in particular, I find clunky and slow.
- sound: The Rock from Thermos may sound a bit clunky, but mine is more than ten years old and still going strong.
Adjective modifier
- little: Most importantly, the game is often a little clunky around the edges, with little weight to your characters or actions.
- slow: Early WAP sites were slow, clunky and badly designed.
- less: Google Desktop 4 beta is less clunky than its predecessor, and we love the zippy search and creative Sidebar Gadgets.
- big: I've used a big clunky 35mm SLR til now with varying results.
- very: The old chat was very, erm... clunky to say the least.
- more: Good color PostScript output can also be achieved with older Macs running System 6 or higher but the procedure is a little more clunky.
Modifies a noun
- dialog: Worst of all is the acting, which is ropy at best, thanks in no small part to some terribly clunky dialog.
- interface: And behind the clunky interface, shoddy graphics, and painful learning cycle, there is a glimmer of something truly great.
- system: And you'll curse the clunky control system, too, which never comes close to being intuitive.
- belt: The clunky belt loop on the top of these phones houses the phone's aerial.
- loop: The clunky belt loop on the top of these phones houses the phone's aerial.
- control: The clunky controls, accompanied by totally uninspiring weapons, put me in a very bad mood.
Noun used with modifier
Browse dictionary entries near clunky
- clunker
- clunk
- clung
- clumsy
- clumsiness
- clumsily
- clumpy
- clump
- clumber (spaniel)
- clumber
- Cluny
- Cluny lace
- clupeid
- cluster
- cluster analysis
- cluster bomb
- cluster headache
- clutch
- clutches
- clutter
