musky
adjective
of or like musk, as an odor.
muskiness
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a word derived from
musky.
Example Sentences
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Magic ensues when you rub lemon zest and black pepper together with your fingers: The lemon gains the muskiness of the pepper, and the pepper takes on the fragrant balm of the citrus.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2022
Further fortifying this liquid is fresh garlic and ginger, the latter of which, according to my mom, helps to freshen up any of the meat’s lingering muskiness.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2020
Amba is a fermented mango condiment associated with the Iraqi Jewish community, a Middle Eastern chutney with a pleasant muskiness and a pronounced chile bite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2018
Two hunters of moose, in default of their fern-horned, blubber-lipped game, had condescended to muskrat, and were making the lower end of Chesuncook fragrant with muskiness.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 by Various
Her breathing was regular, and her breath had the odd muskiness of someone who has slept for several hours.
From Pursuit by Lester Del Rey
