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Clunky

adjective/klˈʌŋki/
Definition
lacking grace in movement or posture
making a clunking sound
a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/klˈʌŋki/
🇬🇧British English
/klˈʌŋki/
🇮🇳Indian English
/klˈʌŋki/
2 syllables Say it as /klˈʌŋki/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
gawkyclumsyungainlyunwieldy
Parts of Speech
adjectivelacking grace in movement or posture
“a gawky lad with long ungainly legs”
Word Forms
gawknounan awkward stupid person
gawkinessnounthe carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
clumsinessnounthe carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
ungainlinessnounthe carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
klobig
mangelnde Anmut in Bewegung oder Haltung
🇫🇷French
maladroit
manque de grâce dans le mouvement ou la posture
🇪🇸Spanish
torpe
falta de gracia en el movimiento o la postura
🇮🇹Italian
goffo
privo di grazia nel movimento o nella postura
🇳🇱Dutch
onhandig
zonder gratie in beweging of houding
🇵🇹Portuguese
desajeitado
falta de graça no movimento ou postura
🇷🇺Russian
неуклюжий
не хватает грации в движениях или позе
India
🇮🇳Hindi
भद्दा
चाल या मुद्रा में अनुग्रह की कमी
🇮🇳Tamil
முட்டாள்தனமான
அசைவு அல்லது தோரணையில் கருணை இல்லாதது
🇮🇳Marathi
गोंधळलेला
हालचाल किंवा मुद्रा मध्ये कृपेचा अभाव
🇮🇳Gujarati
અણઘડ
ચળવળ અથવા મુદ્રામાં ગ્રેસનો અભાવ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വൃത്തികെട്ട
ചലനത്തിലോ ഭാവത്തിലോ കൃപയില്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੁੰਝਲਦਾਰ
ਅੰਦੋਲਨ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਦਰਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ
🇵🇰Urdu
ڈھیٹ
حرکت یا کرنسی میں فضل کی کمی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
笨重的
动作或姿势缺乏优雅
🇯🇵Japanese
ぎこちない
動きや姿勢に優雅さが欠けている
🇰🇷Korean
투박한
움직임이나 자세에 우아함이 부족함
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vụng về
thiếu duyên dáng trong chuyển động hoặc tư thế
🇹🇭Thai
อึดอัด
ขาดความสง่างามในการเคลื่อนไหวหรือท่าทาง
🇮🇩Indonesian
kikuk
kurang anggun dalam gerakan atau postur
🇲🇾Malay
kikuk
kurang keanggunan dalam pergerakan atau postur
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عالي الكعب
تفتقر إلى النعمة في الحركة أو الموقف
🇮🇷Persian
چرت و پرت
عدم ظرافت در حرکت یا وضعیت بدن
🇹🇷Turkish
hantal
hareket veya duruşta zarafet eksikliği
🇮🇱Hebrew
מגושם
חסר חן בתנועה או ביציבה
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