hunky

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Recent Examples of hunky Ted comes back three or four hours later and came up with a smile and said everything was hunky dory. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025 Yes, Joel — the beloved hunky loner, who drove much of Season 1, and became a father-figure to Ellie (Bella Ramsey), who must now lead Season 2 — is gone. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025 The ladies even chase their own hunky island-local versions of Valentin! Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025 Actor Robby Benson first rose to fame in the '70s as a super hunky heartthrob who melted hearts in the rom-com Ice Castles. Gillian Telling, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hunky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunky
Adjective
  • Which ones were studly and prolific, and which ones were losing the reproductive race?
    Julie Rehmeyer, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2014
  • The operation is both a service station and headquarters for a group of studly guys who are hired out to provide service of an intimate nature to high-rolling women and men.
    oregonlive, oregonlive, 29 Apr. 2020
Adjective
  • Red hair, especially in a bolder format like foxy red, implies a fearlessness of being perceived and a sense of staunch individuality.
    Nicola Dall'Asen, Allure, 28 Sep. 2024
  • With a lady photographer and a foxy actress named, incredibly, Poupee Bocar, K. & I sneak aboard the People’s Train for a day at Machu Picchu.
    Tom Burke, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • That includes the horror genre, which has typically been focused on terrorizing nubile youth.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Michelle Randolph plays Ainsley Norris, Tommy’s 17-year-old nubile high school senior.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025

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“Hunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunky. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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