[
UK
/ˈɜːθi/
]
[ US /ˈɝθi/ ]
[ US /ˈɝθi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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sensible and practical
has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem
her earthy common sense -
not far removed from or suggestive of nature
the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow
earthy smells of new-mown grass -
hearty and lusty
an earthy enjoyment of life -
conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
coarse language
a vulgar gesture
a crude joke
a revoltingly gross expletive
full of language so vulgar it should have been edited
an earthy sense of humor
crude behavior -
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
How To Use earthy In A Sentence
- The glistening mushrooms were plump and earthy against the dry, crunchy pastry softened by the delicate, herby cream sauce.
- Brick with blurred colors or flecks of color in earthy tones of red, brown, black and buff appear completely at home in a rustic setting.
- Spaghetti carbonara and giant, ricotta-stuffed ravioli in an earthy sauté of porcini mushrooms, barely touched with tomato, both did credit to the pasta roster.
- He was sharply perceptive and had an earthy, sly humour which put an edge on his nice irony.
- Served rare, the meat of squab is a heady delicacy, both earthy and elegant.
- She loved the earthy, Bohemian feel of the place. Times, Sunday Times
- An earthy , uncouth, servile peasant creature old Katy was.
- It sounds an odd pairing but used sparingly, the earthy, pungent and aromatic flavour of sage adds rich warmth to simply cooked white fish. Times, Sunday Times
- It contributed a repertory of immortal songs easily memorable by their combination of direct tunes and earthy good humour.
- A dressed product of copper works in South America, consisting of grains of native copper mixed with pyrite, chalcopyrite, mispickel, and earthy minerals.
