Adjective, : a musky perfume. From Dictionary.com.
They say things like, “Oh, the bones of the fish give it a nice crunch!” or “The muskiness is so refreshing!”. From Wordnik.com. [From the stack: Oishinbo: Izakaya: Pub Food] Reference
I like the clean floral muskiness of the drydown. From Wordnik.com. [Ralph Lauren Romance Always Yours: Perfume Review] Reference
Was that a buttery muskiness, or a musky butteriness?. From Wordnik.com. [I smell death and candy] Reference
There was virtually no aroma, save a faint earthy muskiness. From Wordnik.com. [Thermo Refur] Reference
However, the muskiness had penetrated the protective covering. From Wordnik.com. [Secrets Never Told] Reference
His taste, the faint muskiness that was his … all male, a faint edge of cologne. From Wordnik.com. [Purchased By The Billionaire]
It tasted of the sea and of some vague muskiness she was better off not thinking of. From Wordnik.com. [The Lightkeeper]
The air was damp-smelling, with the tang of rotting leaves, and a hint of muskiness. From Wordnik.com. [Magic's Promise]
It had a striking melon flavor, but the unpleasant muskiness came too quickly forward. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Shumski: Cherry-Infused Vodka] Reference
Hands on the table, leaning in close enough to smell the sweet muskiness of her perfume. From Wordnik.com. [Twenty-Ten] Reference
The morning after he always smelled of tallow and incense and an exciting, foreign muskiness. From Wordnik.com. [Blackballed] Reference
Eventually the fresh, verdant aroma mingled with another — the dark muskiness of marshland. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat Who Came To Breakfast]
He tasted the muskiness of her and felt the heady delight that he had thought was gone forever. From Wordnik.com. [Dangerous Lady]
He could tell it was not a cut flower, as he could also smell the warm, earthy muskiness of the potted plants. From Wordnik.com. [First Daredevil fanfic] Reference
Besides a dark, rich vanilla I can sense the ambery, bittersweetness of tonka bean, and hints of opoponax muskiness. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
His fingers slide through her hair, to her throat, along the back of her neck, and he draws her fully to his muskiness. From Wordnik.com. [Kate]
He could still smell the sickening heavy odor of fresh blood, could taste its disgustingly salty muskiness in his mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Baby Games] Reference
He was listening for something else, at the same time testing the ill-smelling air for that betraying muskiness which spelled Throg. From Wordnik.com. [Storm Over Warlock] Reference
A similarity to Sinan by Jean-Marc Sinan is apparent in a certain deep, soft muskiness, but that scent is far more flagrant in that quality. From Wordnik.com. [Love In the Afternoon: Demi-Jour by Houbigant] Reference
I substituted Pecrino, which might have been a tad sharper and salter than Manchego, but still had the good muskiness of a sheep's milk cheese. From Wordnik.com. [The Dangers of Faux Risotto] Reference
Two hunters of moose, in default of their fern-horned, blubber-lipped game, had condescended to muskrat, and were making the lower end of Chesuncook fragrant with muskiness. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862] Reference
It was one of those sumptuous days when the world is full of autumn muskiness and tangy, crisp perfection: vivid blue sky, deep green fields, leaves in a thousand luminous hues. From Wordnik.com. [I'm A Stranger Here Myself]
So used to the human had she become that she no longer had to remember to constrict her nostrils to shut out the powerful mammalian muskiness that emanated from his pliable body. From Wordnik.com. [Sliding Scales]
I like the muskiness of the ferret but I like the smell of domestic skunks as well. From Wordnik.com. [BellaOnline - The Voice of Women] Reference
In the bowl, arranged like building blocks, are cubes of juicy, ripe melon at the height of its summer muskiness. From Wordnik.com. [LA Weekly | Complete Issue] Reference
While most gingerbread recipes rely on light, dainty molasses, I use Blackstrap Molasses, since I adore its deep, damp muskiness. From Wordnik.com. [the urban vegan] Reference
The spices in the dish and how it was prepared produced a tender, fall off the bone meat without an overbearing muskiness or gaminess. From Wordnik.com. [RVABlogs]
A faint muskiness clung to her skin. From Wordnik.com. [The Stars Are Also Fire]
Smell the moist muskiness of her ferny springs. From Wordnik.com. [The Devil's Diary: Rape the Earth for God] Reference
Her muskiness. From Wordnik.com. [S OWN STORY(1)] Reference
The three scents - "Red Shirt", "Pon Farr" and "Tiberius" - conjure the muskiness of command. From Wordnik.com. [Progressive Bloggers] Reference
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