skunkiness
Overpowering animal odor
Skunkiness is the quality of smelling or tasting like a skunk—that distinctive pungent, musky odor.
The term appears most often in beer contexts, where light-struck beer develops off-flavors described as skunky: This lager has an unfortunate skunkiness.
Cannabis strains with sharp, acrid aromas also get called skunky, making skunkiness sometimes a selling point rather than a flaw.
Powerfully offensive odor
- reekEmit strong odor
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- muskAnimal-derived fragrance base
- foulnessOffensive, corrupt quality
malodor · rankness · sulfurous · pungency · acridness · noisomeness · miasma · fetor
Spoiled by light exposure
- off-flavorUndesirable taste defect
- light exposureContact with radiant energy
- staleNo longer fresh
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
craft beer · lager · pilsner · freshness
Alert about danger
- deterrentThing that discourages action
- sprayingDispersing liquid as mist
- last resortFinal available option
- accuracyDegree of correctness
Secretion sacs near anus
- warning colorationConspicuous hues signaling unpalatability
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- omnivoreEats plants and animals
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
North America · foraging · roadkill · rabies · wildlife · bushy tail
stench
Powerfully offensive odor
foulness · malodor · rankness · sulfurous · pungency · acridness · noisomeness · miasma · fetor · noxiousness
lightstruck
Spoiled by light exposure
- off-flavorUndesirable taste defect
- light exposureContact with radiant energy
- staleNo longer fresh
spoiled · craft beer · lager · pilsner · freshness
warning
Alert about danger
- deterrentThing that discourages action
- sprayingDispersing liquid as mist
- last resortFinal available option
anal glands
Secretion sacs near anus
- warning colorationConspicuous hues signaling unpalatability
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- omnivoreEats plants and animals
burrow · North America · foraging · roadkill · rabies · wildlife · bushy tail
skunkinessfragrance
Pleasing olfactory quality
sweetness · perfume · freshness · rose scent · lavender
skunkinessfreshness
State of being unspoiled
crispness · clean finish · well-balanced · pristine · untainted
skunkinesscrispness
Snappy, firm texture
cleanness · brightness · freshness · clean finish · neutral