Meaning

4 senses
  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.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. "Everything hunky-dory?" is a colloquial expression of dubious quality.

    de"Alles fit im Schritt?" ist ein umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck von zweifelhaftem Niveau.

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  2. Everything's hunky-dory.

    deEs ist alles in Butter.

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  3. Brian is a regular at the cafe. He is a hunky man with long grey-streaked hair.

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Forms

hunkier, hunkiest
Comparativehunkier Lesson
Superlativehunkiest Lesson

regular

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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