Earthy

Word EARTHY
Character 6
Hyphenation earth y
Pronunciations /ˈɜː.θi/

Definitions and meanings of "Earthy"

What do we mean by earthy?

Of, consisting of, or resembling earth. adjective

Of or characteristic of this world; worldly. adjective

Crude or off-color; indecent. adjective

Hearty or uninhibited; natural. adjective

Unadorned and simple in style. adjective

In chem., having the general character of the substances known as earths, and of their compounds: as, an earthy salt.

Of or pertaining to earth; consisting of earth; partaking of the nature of earth; terrene: as, earthy matter.

Resembling earth or some of the properties of earth: as, an earthy taste or smell.

Inhabiting the earth; earthly.

Gross; not refined.

In mineralogy, without luster, or dull, and roughish to the touch.

Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike. adjective

Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal. adjective

Gross; low; unrefined. adjective

Without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch. adjective

Resembling dirt or soil (i.e. earth). adjective

Down to earth, un-artificed, natural. adjective

Like or resembling the earth or of the earth. adjective

Covered with earth (mud, dirt). adjective

Of or consisting of or resembling earth adjective

Resembling dirt or soil (i.e. earth).

Down-to-earth, not artificial, natural.

Coarse and unrefined, crude.

Like or resembling the earth or of the earth.

Covered with earth (mud, dirt).

Synonyms and Antonyms for Earthy

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The word "earthy" in example sentences

In fact, he's been hunting for what he calls "earthy, timeless pieces" since he was 18. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Line Knitwear showed four fairly good looks in earthy tones with a standout pair of salmon colored leather cropped wide leg pants. ❋ Marissa Bronfman (2010)

But Montaigne says that such behavior is wrong: “I crawl in earthy slime but I do not fail to note, way up in the clouds, the matchless height of certain souls.” ❋ Unknown (2004)

Of course, these are the same folks who think God created fossils to "look" 50 million years old, even though the earthy is "really" only 5,000 years old, so their use of the analytical method is hardly something I'd have a lot of faith in. ❋ Unknown (2004)

At last she recognised it; it was a familiar odour, a peculiar smell, of the kind we call earthy: -- it was the air of her own earth-house, in days that seemed far away! ❋ George MacDonald (1864)

About the massive crowd that we saw today as we are looking at these pictures that he drew in Portland about the so-called earthy residents about Oregon. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This vetiver could be described as earthy and perhaps a tad smoky and woody and quite musky. ❋ Ayala Sender (2007)

Wherefore should I sorrow for what I eat, for what I drink, or for what I may array this miserable food for worms called my earthy body? ❋ Unknown (2003)

She can be rather, ahem, earthy, which is a polite way of saying crude. ❋ Charlene Lichtenstein (2000)

The theory thought of the re-formation of a metal from its calx, that is, the earthy substance which remains after combustion, as the combination of two things to produce one, apparently homogeneous, substance. ❋ M. M. Pattison Muir (N/A)

The so-called earthy salts produce hardly any effect on Drosera. ❋ Charles Darwin (1845)

The so-called earthy signs were Taurus, Virgo, and Capricornus. ❋ John Dryden (1665)

They have been described as earthy, rich in minerals, plus well integrated in terms of fruit (cherry comes up often in descriptions), acidity and tannins. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Pugh's family and friends carried on the storytelling tradition on Saturday afternoon, recalling the earthy scent of her home, the lawn of wheatgrass on her kitchen shelf, her devotion to children and her lack of materialism. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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