lunky

English

Etymology

From lunk +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʌŋki/
• Rhymes: -ʌŋki

Adjective

lunky (comparative lunkier, superlative lunkiest)

1. Stupid; slow-witted; unintelligent.
   • 1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest, page 98:

     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.

See also

• lunkhead