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earthy definition
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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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