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earthy
adjective
conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
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ˈɜː.θi
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adjective
conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
“coarse language”
adjective
hearty and lusty
“an earthy enjoyment of life”
adjective
not far removed from or suggestive of nature
“the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow”
adjective
sensible and practical
“has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem”
adjective
of or consisting of or resembling earth
“it had an earthy smell”
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coarse language
a crude joke
crude behavior
an earthy sense of humor
a revoltingly gross expletive
an earthy enjoyment of life
the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow
earthy smells of new-mown grass
has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem
her earthy common sense
it had an earthy smell
only a little earthy bank separates me from the edge of the ocean
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