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 Definitions of earthy  [ˈɜr θi]  

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Definition of 'earthy' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) earthy
of the nature of or consisting of earth or soil.

2.  earthy
characteristic of earth:
an earthy smell.

3.  earthy
realistic; practical.

4.  earthy
coarse or unrefined:
an earthy sense of humor.

5.  earthy
direct; robust; unaffected.

6.  earthy
Archaic. worldly; earthly.

Etymology:  (1350–1400)

Definition of 'earthy' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) crude, earthy, gross, vulgar
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"

2. (adj) earthy
not far removed from or suggestive of nature
"the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow"; "earthy smells of new-mown grass"

3. (adj) earthy
hearty and lusty
"an earthy enjoyment of life"

4. (adj) earthy
of or consisting of or resembling earth
"it had an earthy smell"; "only a little earthy bank separates me from the edge of the ocean"

5. (adj) down-to-earth, earthy
sensible and practical
"has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense"


Definition of 'earthy' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) earthy
consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter

2. (adj) earthy
of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal

3. (adj) earthy
gross; low; unrefined

4. (adj) earthy
without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch; as, an earthy fracture



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