adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Making a clanking metallic sound.

   "My father's first car was a clanky old Volkswagen Beetle."

2. 2
   Providing audible indication of imminent mechanical failure.

Example

More examples

"My father's first car was a clanky old Volkswagen Beetle."

Etymology

From clank + -y.

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