Earthy
11earthy — earthen, earthly, earthy Earthen is used only in the physical sense ‘made of earth’ (either soil, or clay as in earthenware): • No city or government wants to build earthen structures or allow them to be built New Scientist, 1971. Earthly has two …
12earthy — earthily, adv. earthiness, n. /err thee/, adj., earthier, earthiest. 1. of the nature of or consisting of earth or soil. 2. characteristic of earth: an earthy smell. 3. realistic; practical. 4. coarse or unrefined: an earthy sense of humor …
13earthy — earth|y [ ɜrθi ] adjective 1. ) looking or smelling like earth: warm earthy colors an earthy smell 2. ) showing an attitude to sex and the human body that is honest, direct, and sometimes considered not very polite: her earthy humor …
14earthy — adjective 1) an earthy smell Syn: soil like, dirtlike 2) she was a simple, earthy girl Syn: down to earth, unsophisticated, unrefined, simple, plain, unpretentious, natural 3) Emma s earthy …
15earthy — /ˈɜθi / (say erthee) adjective (earthier, earthiest) 1. of the nature of or consisting of earth or soil. 2. characteristic of earth: an earthy smell. 3. (of the flavour of a wine) suggestive of the soil in which the grapes were grown: *the full… …
16earthy — adjective /ˈɜː(ɹ).θi/ a) Resembling dirt or soil (i.e. earth). The earthy smell of fresh turned loam told me the farmer had started plowing this morning, the definitive sign of spring for me. b) down to earth, un artificed, natural. She’s was an… …
17earthy — earth|y [ˈə:θi US ˈə:rθi] adj 1.) tasting, smelling, or looking like earth or soil ▪ earthy colours 2.) talking about things that are often considered rude, especially sex and the human body, in a relaxed direct way ▪ earthy language… …
18earthy — adjective 1 talking about sex and the human body in a direct and impolite way: Simon has a very earthy sense of humour. 2 tasting, smelling, or looking like earth or soil: a strong earthy smell earthiness noun (U) …
19earthy — earth•y [[t]ˈɜr θi[/t]] adj. earth•i•er, earth•i•est 1) of the nature of or consisting of earth or soil 2) characteristic of earth: an earthy smell[/ex] 3) realistic; practical 4) coarse or unrefined: an earthy sense of humor[/ex] 5) direct;… …
20earthy — See earthy, earthly …
