a. | 1. | Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; |
2. | Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal. | |
3. | Gross; low; unrefined. | |
4. | (Min.) Without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch; |
Adj. | 1. | earthy - 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" |
2. | earthy - not far removed from or suggestive of nature; "the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow"; "earthy smells of new-mown grass" | |
3. | earthy - hearty and lusty; "an earthy enjoyment of life" | |
4. | earthy - sensible and practical; "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense" Synonyms: down-to-earth |