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earthy


 
  Overview  of  adj  earthy 
 
  The  adj  earthy  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  coarse,  crude,  earthy,  gross,  vulgar  --  (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.  (1)  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.  (1)  earthy  --  (hearty  and  lusty;  "an  earthy  enjoyment  of  life") 
  4.  down-to-earth,  earthy  --  (sensible  and  practical;  "has  a  straightforward  down-to-earth  approach  to  a  problem";  "her  earthy  common  sense") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  earthy 
 
  4  senses  of  earthy 
 
  Sense  1 
  coarse,  crude,  earthy,  gross,  vulgar 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  indecent)  ->  decent 
 
  Sense  2 
  earthy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  natural)  ->  unnatural 
 
  Sense  3 
  earthy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  uninhibited)  ->  inhibited 
 
  Sense  4 
  down-to-earth,  earthy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  realistic)  ->  unrealistic 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  earthy 
 
  4  senses  of  earthy 
 
  Sense  1 
  coarse,  crude,  earthy,  gross,  vulgar 
  =>  indecent  (vs.  decent) 
 
  Sense  2 
  earthy 
  =>  natural  (vs.  unnatural) 
 
  Sense  3 
  earthy 
  =>  uninhibited  (vs.  inhibited) 
 
  Sense  4 
  down-to-earth,  earthy 
  =>  realistic  (vs.  unrealistic) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  earthy 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  earthy 
 
  earthy  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  earthy 
  earthy 
 
  Overview  of  adj  earthy 
 
  The  adj  earthy  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  coarse,  crude,  earthy,  gross,  vulgar  --  (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.  (1)  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.  (1)  earthy  --  (hearty  and  lusty;  "an  earthy  enjoyment  of  life") 
  4.  down-to-earth,  earthy  --  (sensible  and  practical;  "has  a  straightforward  down-to-earth  approach  to  a  problem";  "her  earthy  common  sense") 



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