Writing a story,can someone give me some words that describe the smell of a basement in a castle.?

Education & Reference by Anonymous 2018-06-13 22:35:26

Social Science

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in this part of my story a man is trying to recuse his friend who is chained in a "historical" castle, and I was trying to find words one would use to describe the smell like something to go with damp. any help.

Anonymous

Musty Now that I have looked at other answers so far, I do not disagree with any of them. Indeed "dank" is probably better than "musty" because "dank" carries that idea of moisture.
Anonymous

Musty Dank Rank Fetid
Anonymous

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Anonymous

dank, musty, moldy with a hint of garbage
Anonymous

musty stuffy fetid moldy putrid dank
Anonymous

The stock cliche is dank, which when not used to describe the kind buds is used almost exclusively to describe dungeons and cellars. You could also use damp or musty,