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hunkiest

hunkiest is the superlative form of hunky.

Meaning of hunky

Adjective

hunky (comparative hunkier, superlative hunkiest)

  1. (informal) Exhibiting strong, masculine beauty.
  2. Shaped like a hunk, or piece; chunky.
  3. (US, slang) All right; in good condition.
  4. (US, slang) even; square; on equal footing with.
    • […] he dropped like a brick into the firing line and began to shoot; began to get "hunky" with all those people who had been plugging at him.1900, Stephen Crane, Wounds in the Rain

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Questions about hunkiest

What is hunkiest the superlative form of?
Hunkiest is the superlative form of hunky.

Words near hunkiest in the dictionary

  1. hunkeys
  2. hunkidory
  3. hunkie
  4. hunkier
  5. hunkies
  6. hunkiest
  7. hunkily
  8. hunkiness
  9. Hunkins
  10. Hunkinses
  11. hunkish

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