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adj. - In an awkwardly heavy or clumsy manner.

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  • You HATE the book, or the first sentence has glaring grammatical errors, or the whole point of the book is obtuse and lost in clunky prose.
  • Cheryl says it is a little bit "clunky" -- access is not so fast, however, it is a growing free tool for very young children.
  • The hardware design felt "clunky" -- especially the flimsy-feeling sliding of the touchscreen, needed to reveal the keyboard underneath.
  • The thing about the Kindle is that it is quite clunky, which is perhaps an odd thing to say about a product so new on the market.
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