English adjective: earthy | |||
1. | earthy conspicuously and tastelessly indecent | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | crude, gross, vulgar | ||
Similar | indecent | ||
Antonyms | decent | ||
2. | earthy not far removed from or suggestive of nature | ||
Samples | The earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow. Earthy smells of new-mown grass. | ||
Similar | natural | ||
Antonyms | unnatural | ||
3. | earthy hearty and lusty | ||
Samples | An earthy enjoyment of life. | ||
Similar | uninhibited | ||
Antonyms | inhibited | ||
4. | earthy of or consisting of or resembling earth | ||
Samples | It had an earthy smell. Only a little earthy bank separates me from the edge of the ocean. | ||
5. | earthy sensible and practical | ||
Samples | Has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem. Her earthy common sense. | ||
Synonyms | down-to-earth | ||
Similar | realistic | ||
Antonyms | unrealistic | ||