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musky

[muhs-kee] / ˈmʌs ki /
ADJECTIVE
like a pungent sweet odor
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From the musky floral Another 13 and Western desert Santal 33 to elegant tea-inspired offering Thé Noir 29, my next signature scent awaits.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

The goat was "nasty and mean", smelled "disgusting, musky, rancid", and would chase her young children, knocking them down.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024

What outrageous crimes did the goat, whom she described as “disgusting, musky, rancid,” commit other than needing a bath?

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2024

After the last embers of a campfire dim, the musky smell of smoke remains.

From Science Daily • Jan. 2, 2024

I remembered this as I stood, my eyes half-useless after the brilliance of the hall, in the room's deep, musky dark.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath



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