earthy

earth·y  (ûrth)

adj. earth·i·er, earth·i·est

1. Of, consisting of, or resembling earth: an earthy smell.

2. Of or characteristic of this world; worldly.

3. Crude or off-color; indecent: an earthy joke.

4. Hearty or uninhibited; natural: an earthy enjoyment of life.

5. Unadorned and simple in style: an earthy homemade stew.

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earthi·ly adv.

earthi·ness n.

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earthy [ˈɜːθɪ]

adj earthier, earthiest

1. of, composed of, or characteristic of earth

2. robust, lusty, or uninhibited

3. unrefined, coarse, or crude

4. an archaic word for worldly [1]

5. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) Electrical engineering on the earthed side of an electrical circuit, but not necessarily with a direct current connection to earth

earthily  adv

earthiness  n

Thesaurus

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" crude, vulgar, gross indecent - offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"
	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" natural - in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena"
	3.	earthy - hearty and lusty; "an earthy enjoyment of life" uninhibited - not inhibited or restrained; "uninhibited exuberance"
	4.	earthy - 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"
	5.	earthy - sensible and practical; "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense" down-to-earth realistic - aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans"

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earthy

adjective

1. direct, simple, natural, plain, rough, straightforward, robust, down-to-earth, frank, uninhibited, unsophisticated, unrefined Denise was a warm, earthy peasant woman with a lively spirit.

2. crude, coarse, raunchy (slang), lusty, bawdy, ribald his extremely earthy brand of humour

3. claylike, soil-like Strong, earthy colours add to the effect.

Translations

earthy [ˈɜːθɪ] ADJ

1. (= like earth) [colour] → terroso
an earthy taste → un sabor a tierra

2. (= uncomplicated) [character] → sencillo

3. (= vulgar) [humour] → grosero

earthy [ˈɜː^rθi] adj

[person, humour] → truculent(e); [language, style] → truculent(e)

[smell] → terreux/euse; [colour] → ocré(e)

earthy

adj

colour → erdfarben; flavour, smell → erdig; earthy browns → erdfarbene Brauntöne pl

(fig) person → urtümlich; humour, language, book, play → derb; approach → robust

earthy [ˈɜːθɪ] adj

a. (taste, smell) → di terra

b. (person) → terra terra inv; (humour) → grossolano/a

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earthy [ˈɜːθɪ] adj

a. (taste, smell) → di terra

b. (person) → terra terra inv; (humour) → grossolano/a