Earthy

[earth·y]

The adjective earthy runs the gamut from "crunchy" to "crude." You could use earthy to describe bohemian fashion or a vulgar comedian. Just don't use it to describe our planet.

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Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter.

Adjective S.
conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"

Adjective S.
hearty and lusty; "an earthy enjoyment of life"

Adjective S.
not far removed from or suggestive of nature; "the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow"; "earthy smells of new-mown grass"

Adjective S.
sensible and practical; "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense"


a.
Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter.

a.
Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal.

a.
Gross; low; unrefined.

a.
Without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch; as, an earthy fracture.


Earthy

Earth"y , a. 1. Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter.
How pale she looks, And of an earthy cold!
All over earthy, like a piece of earth.
2. Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal. [R.] "Their earthy charge." Milton.
The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy.
Earthy spirits black and envious are.
3. Gross; low; unrefined. "Her earthy and abhorred commands." Shak. 4. Without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch; as, an earthy fracture.

Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter.

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