English dictionary
earthy
adjectivePronunciation
ˈɜː.θi
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
adjective
- hearty and lusty
adjective
- not far removed from or suggestive of nature
adjective
- sensible and practical
adjective
- of or consisting of or resembling earth
Example sentences
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