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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Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
The late Patrick Swayze, PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive in 1991, played a hunky, lovelorn spirit in 1990's Ghost.
—John Russell, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Ron Ely, the hunky and handsome Texas native who portrayed the Lord of the Jungle on the first Tarzan series for television, has died, his daughter Kirsten told Fox News Digital.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
She was also notably engaged to singer Michael Bolton from 2006 to 2008 after having dated on and off.
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James Denton (Mike Delfino)
James Denton played Mike Delfino, the hunky and mysterious plumber who marries Susan twice over the course of the show.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Thus begins her plan to save the business with the help of the hunky town carpenter and an amateur all-male holiday dance show.
—Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
The late Patrick Swayze, PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive in 1991, played a hunky, lovelorn spirit in 1990's Ghost.
—John Russell, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Ron Ely, the hunky and handsome Texas native who portrayed the Lord of the Jungle on the first Tarzan series for television, has died, his daughter Kirsten told Fox News Digital.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
She was also notably engaged to singer Michael Bolton from 2006 to 2008 after having dated on and off.
06 of 12
James Denton (Mike Delfino)
James Denton played Mike Delfino, the hunky and mysterious plumber who marries Susan twice over the course of the show.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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 2 Dec. 2024.
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