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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James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
In this 1980-set thriller, Brolin is all brawny and hunky (his shirt knows few buttons) as a desperate dad and former New York cop on a relentless pursuit of a madman (Cliff Forman) who has mistakenly kidnapped his daughter.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Well, Glen is a young, hunky stablehand on the Bellarie estate who found a spark with Sylvie.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Sweeney broke off her engagement to 42-year-old hunky businessman Jonathan Davino a few months ago.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
This is about more than just the fact that both shows follow hunky emergency room doctors, star Noah Wyle, and are produced by John Wells.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
In this 1980-set thriller, Brolin is all brawny and hunky (his shirt knows few buttons) as a desperate dad and former New York cop on a relentless pursuit of a madman (Cliff Forman) who has mistakenly kidnapped his daughter.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Well, Glen is a young, hunky stablehand on the Bellarie estate who found a spark with Sylvie.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Sweeney broke off her engagement to 42-year-old hunky businessman Jonathan Davino a few months ago.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Hunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunky. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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