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Dictionary definition for: Earthy

1. (s) 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. (s) not far removed from or suggestive of nature; "the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow" "earthy smells of new-mown grass"

3. (s) hearty and lusty; "an earthy enjoyment of life"

4. (s) sensible and practical; "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem" "her earthy common sense"

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