hunky

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Recent Examples of hunky Luckily, once the job is done, everything seems pretty hunky dory, as if there had never been any reckonings at all. James Grebey, Vulture, 23 May 2025 But Zoe doesn’t buy it – and is convinced that hunky counselor Ted is behind Liz’s disappearance. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 May 2025 And then there's hunky Tyler (David Iacono), who dumps Tiffany for Lori during the dance. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 May 2025 Monica Vitti stars as the fiancée to Marcello Mastroianni’s Communist construction worker, but their relationship becomes complicated with the introduction of Giancarlo Giannini’s hunky pizza chef. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 May 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 14 Jul. 2025.

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