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Muskiest vs Tuskiest - What's the difference?

muskiest | tuskiest |

As adjectives the difference between muskiest and tuskiest

is that muskiest is (musky) while tuskiest is (tusky).

muskiest

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (musky)

    • musky

    English

    Etymology 1

    From

    Adjective

    (er)
  • having the scent of musk

    • Etymology 2

    Shortening of muskellunge .

    Noun

    (muskies)
  • muskellunge

    • tuskiest

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (tusky)

    • tusky

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (Yorkshire dialect) The sticks produced by the vegetable rhubarb
  • *1981: Tony Harrison, The Rhubarbarians II'' in collection ''Continuous: 50 sonnets from 'The School of Eloquence' . Rex Collings, London (1981)
    • ... mi little stick of Leeds grown tusky draws /galas of rhubarb from the MET-set palms.

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having tusks, especially prominent tusks.
  • *1697: John Dryden, The Aeneid translated from Virgil (Book I, line 448)
    • ... And at full cry pursued the tusky boar.