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musky

1

[ muhs-kee ]

adjective

muskier, muskiest.
  1. of or like musk, as an odor:

    a musky perfume.



musky

2

[ muhs-kee ]

noun

plural muskies.

musky

1

/ ˈʌɪ /

adjective

  1. resembling the smell of musk; having a heady or pungent sweet aroma
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

musky

2

/ ˈʌɪ /

noun

  1. an informal name for the muskellunge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲ쾱Ա, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲi·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of musky1

First recorded in 1600–10; musk + -y 1
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The goat was "nasty and mean", smelled "disgusting, musky, rancid", and would chase her young children, knocking them down.

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What outrageous crimes did the goat, whom she described as “disgusting, musky, rancid,” commit other than needing a bath?

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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.

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The plant uses a musky odor to lure fungus gnats that usually feed and lay their eggs on mushrooms into their cup-shaped flowers.

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After the last embers of a campfire dim, the musky smell of smoke remains.

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