adjectivemuskier, muskiest

• Having a smell or taste like that of musk.

  ‘Alongside the clean, sweet musky smell, it has an earthy rawness.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘A earthy, musky smell exuded from the forest that now surrounded him.’
  • ‘Seth leaned over my shoulder to check my work, and I could smell his musky cologne.’
  • ‘River otters have paired scent glands at the base of their tail which give off a heavy, musky smell.’
  • ‘It smells clean and musky, like a gentle cologne, and makes a nice change from the antiseptic smell of medicinal products.’