Thesaurus / hunky
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That would certainly be historic — but it wouldn’t mean everything is finally hunky-dory with our congressional maps.
THE HOUSE MAP’S REPUBLICAN BIAS WILL PLUMMET IN 2022 — BECAUSE OF GERRYMANDERINGNATHANIEL RAKICH (NATHANIEL.RAKICH@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)MARCH 31, 2022FIVETHIRTYEIGHTIt is one thing to keep going when everything is hunky-dory, when you are making swift and observable progress.
THE MENTAL BENEFITS OF BEING TERRIBLE AT SOMETHINGBRAD STULBERGMAY 14, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINESometimes she will come running in, and say, "I am so hunky dory I don't know what to do; want sonton to neat."
HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE, APRIL 20, 1880VARIOUS"Hunky" bread-puddings and eggless, faintly-sweetened rice puddings, and pies of various kinds, represent dessert.
THE SECRET OF A HAPPY HOME (1896)MARION HARLANDYou're all right, and the spot is hunky-dory, and it's the durned old boat hez made the mistake, begosh!
THE JIMMYJOHN BOSS AND OTHER STORIESOWEN WISTERBefore he could think how he should act, a response came to the call from Hunky Ben.
CHARLIE TO THE RESCUER.M. BALLANTYNEWithout leaving the boat, fishing arm-deep into the brush, he announced, "All hunky-dory."
DUTCH COURAGE AND OTHER STORIESJACK LONDONNo—no; stay—it's nothing; I'll be all right to-morrow—'all hunky,' as you say.
BELFORD'S MAGAZINE, VOL 2, DECEMBER 1888VARIOUSBut he said Doc Lane told him to let football alone and get hunky with Addicks again.
FULL-BACK FOSTERRALPH HENRY BARBOURDuring all this time Hunky Ben had stood with his rifle ready, listening with the feelings of a man in a dream.
CHARLIE TO THE RESCUER.M. BALLANTYNEWORDS RELATED TO HUNKY
- adorable
- agreeable
- alluring
- beautiful
- beckoning
- bewitching
- captivating
- charming
- comely
- enchanting
- engaging
- enthralling
- enticing
- fair
- fascinating
- fetching
- glamorous
- good-looking
- gorgeous
- handsome
- hunky
- interesting
- inviting
- looker
- lovely
- luring
- magnetic
- mesmeric
- pleasant
- pleasing
- prepossessing
- pretty
- provocative
- seductive
- stunning
- sweet
- tantalizing
- teasing
- tempting
- winning
- winsome
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