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Unwieldy vs Clunky - What's the difference?

unwieldy | clunky |

As adjectives the difference between unwieldy and clunky

is that unwieldy is (obsolete) lacking strength; weak while clunky is (informal) ungainly; awkward; inelegant; cumbersome.

unwieldy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (obsolete) lacking strength; weak
  • (obsolete) ungraceful in movement
  • difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size, weight, shape or complexity
  • badly managed or operated

    • Derived terms

    * wieldy

    References

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    clunky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (informal) Ungainly; awkward; inelegant; cumbersome.
  • * 2013 May 23, , " British Leader’s Liberal Turn Sets Off a Rebellion in His Party," New York Times (retrieved 29 May 2013):
    • At a time when Mr. Cameron is being squeezed from both sides — from the right by members of his own party and by the anti-immigrant, anti-Europe U.K. Independence Party, and from the left by his Liberal Democrat coalition partners — the move seemed uncharacteristically clunky .

    Derived terms

    * clunkiness