mustiness
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Instead of damp mustiness, it smells of, well, tourists.
From Slate • Aug. 10, 2016
Like cranberry, but more nuanced, culinary hibiscus has a fruity-floral brightness and tinge of mustiness.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2016
A distinct air of mustiness clings to this work, in which long-winded, sometimes bantering dialogue works methodically toward a heartstring-yanking ending.
From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2015
Floors are uneven, ceilings are low, and there is plenty of mustiness, but in the warrens it’s possible to find a treasure.
From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2014
I close my eyes and feel the cool, smell the mustiness of history, wood and walls, listen to the echoes of our shuffles and my memories.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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