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EARTHY
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Irregular inflected forms: earthier , earthiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
Example:
full of language so vulgar it should have been edited
Synonyms:
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Similar:
indecent (offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Hearty and lusty
Example:
an earthy enjoyment of life
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Similar:
uninhibited (not inhibited or restrained)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not far removed from or suggestive of nature
Example:
earthy smells of new-mown grass
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Adjectives
Similar:
natural (in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Sensible and practical
Example:
her earthy common sense
Synonyms:
down-to-earth; earthy
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Adjectives
Similar:
realistic (aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Of or consisting of or resembling earth
Example:
only a little earthy bank separates me from the edge of the ocean
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
earth (the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface)
Derivation:
earth (the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface)
