Definitions

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  • adjective Exhibiting strong, masculine beauty.

Etymologies

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hunk +‎ -ish

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Examples

  • PIGSKIN POLITICSIf this Super Bowl is indeed unsexy, as so many commentators have suggested, the hunkish Brady is the notable exception.

    Starr Gazing: Belichick's Boldness Belies His Blather 2007

  • "What, what?" imbecility in the ascendant once more; "but the vouchers, the vouchers," suddenly hunkish again.

    The Confidence-Man 1857

  • "What, what?" imbecility in the ascendant once more; "but the vouchers, the vouchers," suddenly hunkish again.

    The Confidence-Man Herman Melville 1855

  • You have one chance to get him to read your coming-of-age screenplay about a tween witch who falls in love with a hunkish vampire whose rich zombie family won't tolerate his desire to become a Broadway star filled with Glee-style song-and-dance numbers.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MARK SCHATZKER 2011

  • Now the hunkish star is reaching out to fans to join in -- asking them to send in video of themselves singing the song

    Extra 2009

  • Of course, there’s the very hunkish Craig, but he’s not all he seems.

    Children’s Books: Everything Beautiful 2009

  • Of course, there’s the very hunkish Craig, but he’s not all he seems.

    Archive 2009-01-01 2009

  • Leaving behind hunkish men like "Fringe" star Joshua Jackson (ranked at #33), Shia LeBeouf (ranked at

    lipstick.com: celebrity news that matters to you 2009

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