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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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
She’s also brought her hunky sons, the insufferable Prince Galad (Callum Kerr) and and the comparatively charming Prince Gawyn (Luke Fetherston), whose display of shirtless swordplay in the White Tower’s courtyard leaves not a dry seat in the house.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
In the final moments of Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s fifth-season premiere, the titular slayer (Sarah Michelle Gellar) heads up to her room to grab her things before going on a date with her hunky college boyfriend, Riley (Marc Blucas).
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
But is a hunky, sensitive and funny guy like Roxster too good to be true?
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
After a series of life-jarring moments and resurfaced personal friction, the trio hits a nightclub with their hunky White Lotus resort wellness guru Valentin (Arnas Fedaravičius), who brings along his Russian childhood friends Vlad (Yuri Kolokolnikov) and Aleksei (Julian Kostov).
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
She’s also brought her hunky sons, the insufferable Prince Galad (Callum Kerr) and and the comparatively charming Prince Gawyn (Luke Fetherston), whose display of shirtless swordplay in the White Tower’s courtyard leaves not a dry seat in the house.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
In the final moments of Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s fifth-season premiere, the titular slayer (Sarah Michelle Gellar) heads up to her room to grab her things before going on a date with her hunky college boyfriend, Riley (Marc Blucas).
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
But is a hunky, sensitive and funny guy like Roxster too good to be true?
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Hunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunky. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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