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earthy

UK/ˈɜː.θi/ US/ˈɝθi/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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.

not far removed from or suggestive of nature

  • “the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow”
  • “earthy smells of new-mown grass”
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3.

hearty and lusty

  • “an earthy enjoyment of life”
4.

sensible and practical

  • “has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem”
  • “her earthy common sense”
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Origin

From Middle English erthy, equivalent to earth + -y. Compare German erdig (“earthy”), Swedish jordig (“earthy”).

Phrases

  • salt of the earth

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