muskier; muskiest
: having an odor of or resembling musk
muskiness noun

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Think musky candles, dim lighting, lo-fi jazz and smooth whiskey with a big cube. Kelly Rook Daly, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025 While lychee fruit is noted for its fragrance and sweet-tart flavor, the longan’s flavor is more musky but often preferred by fruit connoisseurs . Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 5 June 2025 The dark side in this case being the Black Moonlight perfume, which is really sort of mysterious and musky and attractive, and then the NeoRio perfume is just full of light and energy and bright colors. Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025 Her shoulders were wide and her voice had a low, musky quality that reminded Lucy of motor oil. Literary Hub, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for musky

Word History

First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of musky was in 1580

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“Musky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musky. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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musky

adjective
muskier; muskiest
: having an odor of or resembling musk
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