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earth⋅y

[ur-thee]
–adjective, earth⋅i⋅er, earth⋅i⋅est.
1. of the nature of or consisting of earth or soil.
2. characteristic of earth: an earthy smell.
3. realistic; practical.
4. coarse or unrefined: an earthy sense of humor.
5. direct; robust; unaffected: an earthy, generous woman.
6. (of a mineral) having a dull luster and rough to the touch.
7. Archaic. worldly; pertaining to the earth.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME erthy. See earth, -y 1


earth⋅i⋅ly, adverb
earth⋅i⋅ness, noun


4. lusty, rough.


4. genteel, refined.
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