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musky
1[muhs-kee]
musky
2[muhs-kee]
noun
plural
muskiesmusky
1/ ˈmʌskɪ /
adjective
resembling the smell of musk; having a heady or pungent sweet aroma
musky
2/ ˈmʌskɪ /
noun
an informal name for the muskellunge
Other Word Forms
- muskiness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of musky2
Example Sentences
The author burrowed into lexicographical lore, adjusting to the “musky” smell of old paper, but was alive to the need to register the zeitgeist.
Think musky candles, dim lighting, lo-fi jazz and smooth whiskey with a big cube.
The goat was "nasty and mean", smelled "disgusting, musky, rancid", and would chase her young children, knocking them down.
What outrageous crimes did the goat, whom she described as “disgusting, musky, rancid,” commit other than needing a bath?
Running along the trails that whipsaw through the oak forests of the Palo Alto hills , I was hit with a musky, skunky smell that made the hair on my neck stand up.
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