lunky en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈlʌŋki/
Etymology
From lunk + -y.
Meanings
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Stupid; slow-witted; unintelligent.
As her mother tucks her brother in, Judy settles before the television and flicks from The Wonder Years to Night Court to a French movie, starring that lunky Depardieu who is in all of them, this time about a man who comes into a village and usurps another man’s identity, including his wife.
1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest, page 98:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lunkier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| lunkiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |