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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 | ||
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