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Meaning of 'earthy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Earthy [ a.]
- Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter.
- Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal.
- Gross; low; unrefined.
- Without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch; as, an earthy fracture.

Meaning of 'earthy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . earthy [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or consisting of or resembling earth
Example in sentence:
  • it had an earthy smell;
  • only a little earthy bank separates me from the edge of the ocean
2 . earthy [ s]
Meaning (2):
- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
Example in sentence:
  • a crude joke;
  • a revoltingly gross expletive;
  • a vulgar gesture;
  • an earthy sense of humor;
  • coarse language;
  • crude behavior;
  • full of language so vulgar it should have been edited
Meaning (3):
- hearty and lusty
Example in sentence:
  • an earthy enjoyment of life
Meaning (4):
- not far removed from or suggestive of nature
Example in sentence:
  • earthy smells of new-mown grass;
  • the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow
Meaning (5):
- sensible and practical
Example in sentence:
  • has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem;
  • her earthy common sense

Nearby Words:

ear ear-bored ear-piercer ear-shell ear-splitting earable earache earal earcap earcockle

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