Meaning & use

hunky

adjective·Everyday

Informal term describing a man as attractively muscular and physically appealing.

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Her new neighbor is a hunky firefighter who jogs past every morning.

The movie cast a hunky actor as the lead to draw in more viewers.

A note on using this word

Hunky is casual slang, mainly used in speech or informal writing, not in formal or professional contexts.

Words with a similar meaning

muscularhandsome

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