musky
Example Sentences
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The mild, musky smell told him the animals were well cared for.
From Literature
It smelled of wet fur and wet feathers, and under it the musky, soft, growing smell of young animal.
From Literature
I get close enough to catch a whiff of Woo’s scent—a musky combination of wet fur and cheesy pizza grease.
From Literature
It wasn’t until the wind changed and a musky scent wafted by that the robot understood the danger.
From Literature
The author burrowed into lexicographical lore, adjusting to the “musky” smell of old paper, but was alive to the need to register the zeitgeist.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
