mischievousmurmurs answered your question:Tricky question for people! How would you...
personally, my brother’s allergic to mothballs, so to me it’s more overpowering, it feels dusty, chemically and old. hope that helps!
Overpowering is a good word, it certainly describes mothballs!
cafechan replied to your post:cafechan answered your question:Tricky question...
Yeah, it’s hard for me to think of in terms of its actual smell without comparisons/associations!!! Pungently sweet is a good way of putting it… pungently musky…
Musky, for me, is kind of a earthy, woody sort of scent. It's usually a sexy smell, because it's associated with (deer) pheromones. Musty is the mouldy, damp, stale smell which usually accompanies old books.
Funny how one letter changes the meaning of a word. But neither of them is quite right yet... I'll keep looking.
So far I have an overpoweringly pungent sweet chemical smell! I'll find the right words soon!