hunkyhunk‧y /ˈhʌŋki/ adjective 
Examples
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Have you seen the new sports instructor? He's really hunky.
- The show stars hunky Kevin Sorbo as Hercules.
- But certainly hunky, with strong, irregular features, a full, jutting lower lip and very blue eyes.
- For Pat junior has grown up to be a hunky, muscular, six foot two.
- Later, your teen-ager and her hunky guy practice a hip rendition of a cool new dance.
- Ralph Fiennes takes the hunky Heathcliff role in a story of love, passion and vengeance set in the wilds of Yorkshire.
- The show stars hunky Kevin Sorbo as the son of Zeus.
- To suggest that the hunky Gilfry owns the role is only to hint at watching artistry in action.
THESAURUShaving a strong body► strong
a man who is hunky is sexually attractive and has a big strong body → macho► see thesaurus at strong having a lot of physical strength: · It took four strong men to lift the piano.· You open it – you’re stronger than I am.
► powerful very strong – used about someone’s body, arms, muscles etc: · his big powerful shoulders· He was a tall man with a powerful physique.
► muscular having big muscles and looking strong: · She liked men who were big and muscular.· He had a firm muscular body.
► well-built a well-built man is strong and tall and has a big body: · Police say the man they are looking for is 36 years old, 6 feet tall, and well-built.
► hunky informal strong and attractive: · She married hunky Hollywood star Brad Pitt.· He looks hunky, but he’s not really my type.
Longman Language Activatorman► good-looking use this about a man who is nice to look at but in a fairly ordinary way: · Paul is very good-looking, but he's too arrogant.· She showed me a photo of a good-looking young soldier.
► handsome especially written use this about a man who is good-looking, especially one who is tall and looks strong: · Lena had fallen in love with a rich, handsome Frenchman.· My brother was two years older than me, taller, and more handsome.· He looks really handsome in his uniform, doesn't he?
► attractive use this about a man who is good-looking, especially in a way that makes people sexually interested in him: · He was a tall attractive man in his mid-forties.find somebody attractive: · I don't find those body-builders with huge muscles attractive at all.
► cute especially American, spoken use this about a young man who looks nice and is sexually attractive: kind of cute spoken: · I don't know why she won't go out with him. I think he's kind of cute.
► gorgeous especially spoken use this to emphasize that a man is extremely attractive in a sexual way: · Look at that guy over there. Isn't he gorgeous?
► nice-looking especially spoken use this about a man who looks pleasant and friendly but is not extremely attractive: · I suppose he's quite nice-looking, but he's not really my type.· Chris is a nice-looking guy with a good sense of humor.
► hunky informal very attractive and strong-looking: · Have you seen the new sports instructor? He's really hunky.· The show stars hunky Kevin Sorbo as Hercules.
► rugged good-looking with strong features that are often not perfect: · Ann admired his rugged good looks.· He was solidly built and looked like a rugged quarterback.
► striking very attractive, especially because you have a particular feature that is attractive and unusual: · He had a striking profile, with a large nose that reminded people of a Roman statue.
► be a fine figure of a man to be a strong-looking, attractive man - used especially in humorous descriptions: · Her husband was a fine figure of a man - tall, broad-chested and with a bushy black moustache.
► dashing good-looking and well-dressed in a way that makes people notice you - used especially in literature: · She left her family to move to Argentina with her lover, a dashing polo player.· Steve was looking very dashing in a light-coloured suit.