clunky - use in sentences

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

  • bit: Overall the designs work, if some of the scene changes are a bit clunky.
  • tad: Maybe I am just too used to the Adventure series but, they do feel a tad clunky.

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