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hunkish

hunkish adjective: exhibiting strong, masculine beauty.

Adjective

hunkish (comparative more hunkish, superlative most hunkish)

  1. Exhibiting strong, masculine beauty.
    • Then take the following ingredients for the latest youth-appeal recipe from “Revolution” at the Joyce Theater: a great deal of standard rock ’n’ roll (any kind will do); a fair helping of Irish step dancing (as in “Riverdance”); a sprinkling of American tap dancing; six hunkish...2007 September 27, Alastair Macaulay, “Striking the Pose: Rock Show as Movement”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    hunky

Synonyms of hunkish

Forms of hunkish

comparativemore hunkish
superlativemost hunkish

Origin of hunkish

From hunk + -ish.

Questions about hunkish

What does hunkish mean?
Hunkish means exhibiting strong, masculine beauty.
What part of speech is hunkish?
Hunkish is an adjective.

Words near hunkish in the dictionary

  1. hunkiest
  2. hunkily
  3. hunkiness
  4. Hunkins
  5. Hunkinses
  6. hunkish
  7. Hunkpapa
  8. Hunkpapas
  9. hunks
  10. hunks of junk
  11. hunkses

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