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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Alissa Simon, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Opposite the middle-aged acoustic guitar players and singers—succeeded by a hunky chain-smoking violinist in a camel suit—is an octogenarian with all his teeth missing.
—Alexandra Pereira, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Season 1 introduced Amina (Anjana Vasan), a naive but musically gifted nerd who joins the band Lady Parts to get closer to one member’s hunky brother.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Sharing the other side of her rental is hunky, Dorian Black, a local volunteer firefighter and Mr. December in their fundraising calendar.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Her quiet competence and natural beauty grab the attention of hunky engineer-cum-fisherman Habib (former model and TV star Mohammed Mrad), who wants to marry her.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Opposite the middle-aged acoustic guitar players and singers—succeeded by a hunky chain-smoking violinist in a camel suit—is an octogenarian with all his teeth missing.
—Alexandra Pereira, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Season 1 introduced Amina (Anjana Vasan), a naive but musically gifted nerd who joins the band Lady Parts to get closer to one member’s hunky brother.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Sharing the other side of her rental is hunky, Dorian Black, a local volunteer firefighter and Mr. December in their fundraising calendar.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Hunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunky. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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