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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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
The original 1993 video game starring the hunky Slayer set a benchmark for 3D shooters, and the modern Doom games continue to push graphics and performance on consoles and PCs.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
That introduction suggests the main business of such places is fending off an endless line of hottie clients throwing themselves at the hunky inksmiths in residence.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
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
The original 1993 video game starring the hunky Slayer set a benchmark for 3D shooters, and the modern Doom games continue to push graphics and performance on consoles and PCs.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
That introduction suggests the main business of such places is fending off an endless line of hottie clients throwing themselves at the hunky inksmiths in residence.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Hunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunky. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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