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musky
1[ muhs-kee ]
musky
2[ muhs-kee ]
noun
musky
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
Derived Forms
- ˈmuskiness, noun
Other Words From
- muski·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of musky2
Example Sentences
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.
The plant uses a musky odor to lure fungus gnats that usually feed and lay their eggs on mushrooms into their cup-shaped flowers.
After the last embers of a campfire dim, the musky smell of smoke remains.
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