clunkily

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adverb

In a clunky manner.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adverbclunkily (comparative more clunkily, superlative most clunkily)

comparative more clunkily · superlative most clunkily

  1. In a clunky manner.

    […] and the hanging leaves look clunkily irrelevant, like Christmas decorations.

    1988, Arts Magazine, volume 63, numbers 1-7, page 106

Origin

From clunky + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

clunkily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clunkily

MLA

“clunkily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clunkily. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clunkily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clunkily.

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