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Definition of Earthy
1. Adjective. Conspicuously and tastelessly indecent. "Full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"
Similar to: Indecent
Derivative terms: Crudeness, Crudity, Grossness, Vulgarity
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
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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."
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