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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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
In one scene, Hunter, the hunky androgynous love interest of titular character Fiona, takes off his shirt.
—James Factora, Them., 7 Nov. 2025
The hunky leading man was happy to take on the moniker.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
But what expanding microdrama companies are hoping to target is viewers’ in-between time, the passive scrolls that can be taken over by a choice ad placement or intriguing three-minute clip about a cheerleader and a hunky alpha werewolf.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Still, the actors are game, and that’s half the battle — even though the film’s positing Miles Teller as the dorky beta to Callum Turner’s hunky alpha is somewhat undone by the fact that the two actors don’t look all that different from each other.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
In one scene, Hunter, the hunky androgynous love interest of titular character Fiona, takes off his shirt.
—James Factora, Them., 7 Nov. 2025
The hunky leading man was happy to take on the moniker.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
But what expanding microdrama companies are hoping to target is viewers’ in-between time, the passive scrolls that can be taken over by a choice ad placement or intriguing three-minute clip about a cheerleader and a hunky alpha werewolf.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Hunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunky. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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