Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hunkish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hunk-ish
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exhibiting strong, masculine beauty.

Example Sentences

"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, ready-for-action-looking guys of various degrees of dance skill and physical attractiveness (remember “Tap Dogs”?); and a seasoning of Jumpin’ Jack Flash concert behavior."

Etymology

From hunk + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hunk

Inflected Forms

more hunkish (comparative) most hunkish (superlative)

Synonyms

hunky

Questions

What does hunkish mean?: Exhibiting strong, masculine beauty.
Where does hunkish come from?: From hunk + -ish.

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