cloddish
Example Sentences
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Less attractively, it’s also a bit cloddish and tame, falling into that unsatisfying category of children’s entertainment that seems to be styled in accordance with the tastes of old people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Mitch’s cloddish rejection of her is all the more devastating after all that she has courageously bared to him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2025
In Gallipoli, Connor meets another cloddish British officer and forms a manly friendship with a wise Turkish army officer.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2015
“Love distorts things,” the older Joe reflects, looking back with shame on her fixation on the cloddish Jerôme.
From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2014
He picked up Fujiko’s bamboo flute, turned it over twice in his hands—small hands for such a thick, cloddish man—then set it on the dining room table.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
