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    earthy

    earthy - Dictionary definition and meaning for word earthy

    Definition
    (adj) conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
    Synonyms : crude , gross , vulgar
    Example Sentence
    • 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
    Definition
    (adj) not far removed from or suggestive of nature
    Example Sentence
    • the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow
    • earthy smells of new-mown grass
    Definition
    (adj) hearty and lusty
    Example Sentence
    • an earthy enjoyment of life
    Definition
    (adj) of or consisting of or resembling earth
    Example Sentence
    • it had an earthy smell
    • only a little earthy bank separates me from the edge of the ocean
    Definition
    (adj) sensible and practical
    Synonyms : down-to-earth
    Example Sentence
    • has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem
    • her earthy common sense
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for earthy

on earth there are many stones and all so coarse or not refined

Earthy also means down to earth, so that which is earthy is down to earth;hence "Not far removed from or suggestive of nature " hence, close to nature

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