American English pronunciation
How to pronounce earthy
IPA transcription: ['ɚθi]
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Adjective
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of or consisting of or resembling earth
“it had an earthy smell”
“only a little earthy bank separates me from the edge of the ocean”
Adjective
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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”
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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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hearty and lusty
“an earthy enjoyment of life”
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sensible and practical
“has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem”
“her earthy common sense”
Usage examples
- It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system and typically occurs as earthy to fibrous masses.
- Dawson's style as a comic was world-weary, lugubrious and earthy.
- The berry has a somewhat tart flavor, fairly earthy with traces of sweetness.
- His use of subdued, earthy colors gives his works a meditative mood.
- It has a dull, earthy lustre.