Lexic.us

Definition of Earthy

1. Adjective. Conspicuously and tastelessly indecent. "Full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"

2. Adjective. Not far removed from or suggestive of nature. "Earthy smells of new-mown grass"

3. Adjective. Hearty and lusty. "An earthy enjoyment of life"

4. Adjective. Of or consisting of or resembling earth. "Only a little earthy bank separates me from the edge of the ocean"

5. Adjective. Sensible and practical. "Her earthy common sense"

Definition of Earthy

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

Definition of Earthy

1. Adjective. Resembling dirt or soil (i.e. earth). ¹

2. Adjective. Down to earth, un-artificed, natural. ¹

3. Adjective. Like or resembling the earth or of the earth. ¹

4. Adjective. Covered with earth (mud, dirt). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Earthy

1. composed of, resembling, or suggestive of earth [adj EARTHIER, EARTHIEST]

Medical Definition of Earthy

1. 1. Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter. "How pale she looks, And of an earthy cold!" (Shak) "All over earthy, like a piece of earth." (Tennyson) 2. Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal. "Their earthy charge." "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." (1 Cor. Xv. 47, 48 (Rev. Ver)) "Earthy spirits black and envious are." (Dryden) 3. Gross; low; unrefined. "Her earthy and abhorred commands." 4. Without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch; as, an earthy fracture. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Earthy

earthsmen earthspace earthstar earthstars earthtongue earthward earthwards earthware earthwares earthwax

earthwolf earthwork earthworks earthworm earthworms earthy (current term) earthy water earware earwax earwaxes

earwear earwig earwigged earwigging earwiggy earwigs earwitness earwitnesses earworm earworms

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