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earthy
UK /ˈɜː.θi/ US /ˈɝθi/
adj 5
Collocations
5ADJ.
fresh, rich, steep, tart
VERB + EARTHY
flavor, senses
EARTHY + NOUN
ar, banks, moss, salt, scent, songs, soul, things
PREP.
from, with
ADV.
fairly, gravelly
Definitions
adj
1
Resembling dirt or soil (i.e. earth).
The earthy smell of fresh turned loam told me the farmer had started plowing this morning, the definitive sign of spring for me.
2
Composed, or largely composed, of soil.
Beyond here the tides are not felt, and we now entered upon a district of elevated forest, with a finer vegetation. Large trees stretch out their arms across the stream, and the steep, earthy banks are clothed with ferns and zingiberaceous plants.
3
Down-to-earth, not artificial, natural.
She was an earthy soul, the salt of the earth as they say of such rural folk, untarnished by false civilization.
Meekly thou didſt reſign this earthy load / Of Death, call'd Life;
4
Coarse and unrefined, crude.
earthy humour
5
Like or resembling the earth or of the earth.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — sensible and practical
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The earthy smell of fresh turned loam told me the farmer had started plowing this morning, the definitive sign of spring for me.
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Beyond here the tides are not felt, and we now entered upon a district of elevated forest, with a finer vegetation. Large trees stretch out their arms across the stream, and the steep, earthy banks ar
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She was an earthy soul, the salt of the earth as they say of such rural folk, untarnished by false civilization.
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I have spoken to you of earthy things.
Tatoeba · #7155505
Billie Holiday had an earthy, gravelly voice.
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Yanni's breath smelt earthy like he had eaten soil.
Tatoeba · #8803005Usage Notes
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