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- noun The state or property of being
clunky .
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Examples
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Of course I was blown away by Star Wars, but the "clunkiness" of Star Trek was never a turn off for me.
Revisiting Star Trek [Part 1 of 7]: The Original Series 2009
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I think the critics did not always appreciate that the apparent 'clunkiness' was intentional.
Melissa Silverstein: Mary Stuart: Interview with Director Phyllida Lloyd 2009
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But what I'm refering to is a sort of 'clunkiness' that many first time authors have - inconsistent pacing not too much of a problem with Scalzi, clumsy infodumps, character inconsistencies and cliche, etc.
Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi Neth 2009
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R.E "clunkiness" of Mozilla: I too had that problem with Mozilla although it didn't stop me from using it, but Firebird's interface - especially the default theme - is much lighter and less clunky.
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I think the critics did not always appreciate that the apparent 'clunkiness' was intentional.
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If you have a moment send me an email and I'll try to smooth out the "clunkiness" you experienced.
A GThing Science Project - Comments bouk 2009
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Clare Florence clock and watchmakers clouds clunkiness of English versus Latin
Rajmata 2009
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Clare Florence clock and watchmakers clouds clunkiness of English versus Latin
The Kookaburra II 2009
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Clare Florence clock and watchmakers clouds clunkiness of English versus Latin
Malapropisms 2009
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Here I think Tolkien's clunkiness as a writer becomes kind of a virtue, since the texts within are meant to be actual traditional texts from Middle-Earth.
MIND MELD: Books We Love That Everyone Else Hates (and Vice Versa) 2010
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