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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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
Sawa starred on the Syfy series Chucky alongside Jennifer Tilly and as Jean Smart’s hunky love interest in Hacks for Max.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 June 2024
Schoenaerts has made a career out of portraying intense characters whose hunky good looks conceal complexities, as seen in Rust and Bone, A Bigger Splash, Red Sparrow and The Old Guard.
—Matthew Jacobs, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2024
Years later, with Lucy on to a new — if unexciting — life in Los Angeles, a podcast hosted by the hunky Ben Owens tries to uncover the actual murderer.
—Marshall Heyman, Vulture, 23 May 2024
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Adjective
Eventually, Brooke acquiesces and breaks up with the hunky A-lister over Christmas.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
Sawa starred on the Syfy series Chucky alongside Jennifer Tilly and as Jean Smart’s hunky love interest in Hacks for Max.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 June 2024
Schoenaerts has made a career out of portraying intense characters whose hunky good looks conceal complexities, as seen in Rust and Bone, A Bigger Splash, Red Sparrow and The Old Guard.
—Matthew Jacobs, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2024
Years later, with Lucy on to a new — if unexciting — life in Los Angeles, a podcast hosted by the hunky Ben Owens tries to uncover the actual murderer.
—Marshall Heyman, Vulture, 23 May 2024
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“Hunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunky. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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