hunkier; hunkiest
: being a hunk : attractive and usually well-built
the film's hunky leading man
variants
or less commonly Hunkie
plural Hunkies
dated, usually disparaging + offensive
: a person of central or east European birth or descent
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
There’s also lighter fare, like Amy Daws’ Wait With Me, about a romance novelist with writer’s block who starts writing in a tire store waiting room for the free coffee and falls for a hunky mechanic.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
Kristen Stewart as moody gym manager Lou and Katy O’Brian as the hunky bodybuilder Jackie.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 10 Feb. 2025
He's paired with Eric Stanton Betts' Mark, a hunky late addition to the proceedings who expertly reveals hidden depths beneath his pretty face.
—EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
His spirit guide stays low and scrambles to safety, but Zion is young and brash and conspicuously hunky.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
There’s also lighter fare, like Amy Daws’ Wait With Me, about a romance novelist with writer’s block who starts writing in a tire store waiting room for the free coffee and falls for a hunky mechanic.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
Kristen Stewart as moody gym manager Lou and Katy O’Brian as the hunky bodybuilder Jackie.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 10 Feb. 2025
He's paired with Eric Stanton Betts' Mark, a hunky late addition to the proceedings who expertly reveals hidden depths beneath his pretty face.
—EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hunky
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“Hunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunky. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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