1. affected by or containing clinker (fused residue from coal combustion or industrial processes)
Usage: technical; industrial
2. making a sharp metallic sound; having a clink or clinking quality
Usage: informal

Examples

• The clinkered ash from the furnace had to be removed regularly.
• The boiler developed clinkered deposits that reduced efficiency.
• He heard the clinkered sound of chains dragging across the floor.
• The old radiator made a clinkered noise when the heat came on.
• Industrial workers dealt with clinkered residue as a byproduct of coal burning.