earthy meaning and definition

EARTHY adjective

Definition of earthy (adjective)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: crude, gross, vulgar
2. 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. hearty and lusty
   • "an earthy enjoyment of life"
4. 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. sensible and practical
   • "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense"
   • synonyms: down-to-earth