different between clucky vs clunky

English

cluck +? -y, because broody hens usually cluck loudly and continuously if disturbed.

clucky (comparative cluckier, superlative cluckiest)

clunky (comparative clunkier, superlative clunkiest)

(informal) Ungainly; awkward; inelegant; cumbersome.
- 2013 May 23, Sarah Lyall, "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.
Being or making a clunk sound.
- 2012, Mike Brent, Fiona Dent, The Leader's Guide to Influence
  You might find yourself listening to the sound your car door makes when it shuts. Is it a cheap tinny sound or a strong clunky sound like the VW?

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