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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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
The trailer also shows Lucas Bravo’s character, Gabriel, is done with the scruffy look of the last season and has gone back to his original hunky style, even boasting some blond highlights and California tan.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Both episodes pivot around her crush on Noa (Alex Tarrant), a hunky New Zealander who’s only been working at the DMV for a few weeks.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, hunky Irish head of peds Cormac Hayes, a widower and a dad, arrives.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The actor infamously played Jeff, the hunky diner manager who dared to come between the show's endgame couple.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
The trailer also shows Lucas Bravo’s character, Gabriel, is done with the scruffy look of the last season and has gone back to his original hunky style, even boasting some blond highlights and California tan.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Both episodes pivot around her crush on Noa (Alex Tarrant), a hunky New Zealander who’s only been working at the DMV for a few weeks.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, hunky Irish head of peds Cormac Hayes, a widower and a dad, arrives.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Hunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunky. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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