musky
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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.
From Los Angeles Times
The goat was "nasty and mean", smelled "disgusting, musky, rancid", and would chase her young children, knocking them down.
From BBC
What outrageous crimes did the goat, whom she described as “disgusting, musky, rancid,” commit other than needing a bath?
From Salon
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.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
