hunky
1 of 2adjective
ˈhəŋ-kē 
hunkier; hunkiest
: being a hunk : attractive and usually well-built
the film's hunky leading man
Hunky
2 of 2noun
Hun·ky ˈhəŋ-kē
variants or less commonly Hunkie
plural Hunkies
dated, usually disparaging + offensive
: a person of central or east European birth or descent
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Jake Coyle, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2022 Only a handful of years ago — and today isn't so hunky-dory, either, Eichner cautions — coming out for gay performers meant sacrificing their career. Jake Coyle, ajc, 1 Sep. 2022 After getting fired, and then dumped, a woman hooks up with a hunky Spanish chef in this new romcom. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2022 John meets Bette, a friendly waiter with aspirations of becoming a writer and starting a relationship with the diner's hunky middle-aged cook, Marsh. Alex Raiman, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2022 Mira is attracted to the hunky commander Avraham (Yadin Gellen), while loutish serviceman Jamous (Elad Levi) pursues hot-tempered redhead Naomi (Neta Roth). Alissa Simon, Variety, 15 July 2022 Who hasn't been inspired by a hunky rom-com hero or fierce leading lady? Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2022 Everyone’s supposed to be hunky-dory and all smiles and all that stuff. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 11 July 2022 This tearjerker family film charts the burgeoning relationship between a Black nanny (Whoopi Goldberg) and the hunky Jewish widower (Liotta) who hires her to watch his grieving daughter (Tina Majorino). David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2022 See More
Adjective
Only a handful of years ago — and today isn’t so hunky-dory, either, Eichner cautions — coming out for gay performers meant sacrificing their career. Jake Coyle, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2022 Only a handful of years ago — and today isn't so hunky-dory, either, Eichner cautions — coming out for gay performers meant sacrificing their career. Jake Coyle, ajc, 1 Sep. 2022 After getting fired, and then dumped, a woman hooks up with a hunky Spanish chef in this new romcom. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2022 John meets Bette, a friendly waiter with aspirations of becoming a writer and starting a relationship with the diner's hunky middle-aged cook, Marsh. Alex Raiman, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2022 Mira is attracted to the hunky commander Avraham (Yadin Gellen), while loutish serviceman Jamous (Elad Levi) pursues hot-tempered redhead Naomi (Neta Roth). Alissa Simon, Variety, 15 July 2022 Who hasn't been inspired by a hunky rom-com hero or fierce leading lady? Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2022 Everyone’s supposed to be hunky-dory and all smiles and all that stuff. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 11 July 2022 This tearjerker family film charts the burgeoning relationship between a Black nanny (Whoopi Goldberg) and the hunky Jewish widower (Liotta) who hires her to watch his grieving daughter (Tina Majorino). David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
alteration of Hungarian
First Known Use
Adjective
1972, in the meaning defined above
Noun
circa 1896, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing hunky
hunky
adjective
as in studly
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- studly
- foxy
- nubile
- seductive
- alluring
- sexy
- sultry
- dishy
- luscious
- vampish
- vampy
- desirable
- toothsome
- hot
- bodacious
