musky
Example Sentences
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Byredo is known for its signature mood-setting scents that take users from dry deserts to musky fur-lined lairs.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 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
This room is hotter and steamier than the others because the snakes and turtles need it to be; it smells musky.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing musky
The Nose Knows: Olfactory Vocabulary
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This Week in Words: April 13–19, 2019
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The Wild Robot Escapes
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