Meaning & use
hunky
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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