Earthy \Earth"y\, a.

1. Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter. [1913 Webster]

How pale she looks, And of an earthy cold! --Shak. [1913 Webster]

All over earthy, like a piece of earth. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

2. Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal. [R.]

"Their earthy charge." --Milton. [1913 Webster]

The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy. --1 Cor. xv. 47, 48 (Rev. Ver. ) [1913 Webster]

Earthy spirits black and envious are. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

3. Gross; low; unrefined. "Her earthy and abhorred commands." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. (Min.) Without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch; as, an earthy fracture. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

earthy adj
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" [syn: coarse, 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: sensible and practical; "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense" [syn: down-to-earth] [also: earthiest, earthier]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Earthy \Earth"y\, a.

1. Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter.

How pale she looks, And of an earthy cold! --Shak.

All over earthy, like a piece of earth. --Tennyson.

2. Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal. [R.]

``Their earthy charge.'' --Milton.

The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy. --1 Cor. xv. 47, 48 (Rev. Ver. )

Earthy spirits black and envious are. --Dryden.

3. Gross; low; unrefined. ``Her earthy and abhorred commands.'' --Shak.

4. (Min.) Without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch; as, an earthy fracture.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)