Meaning & Definition of Earthy in English

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"

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"