The 900 survey gave it a clean bill of health, but within weeks a musty smell in the kitchen proved to be rising damp.

Returning a few days later, he noticed a musty smell.

We have started to bring it back, but it has a damp, musty smell that has spread to our belongings.

The smoky scent of a cigarette, flowery aroma of a daisy or musty smell of a book can easily evoke visions of the past.

A musty smell of disuse now pervades a space once associated with the novel thrill of train travel to the continent.