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Webster 1913 Edition
Earthy
Earth′y
,Adj.
1.
Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike;
as,
. earthy
matterHow pale she looks,
And of an
And of an
earthy
cold! Shakespeare
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
fractureWebster 1828 Edition
Earthy
EARTH'Y
,Adj.
1.
Resembling earth; as an earthy taste or smell.2.
Partaking of earth; terrene.3.
Inhabiting the earth; terrestrial; as earthy spirits.4.
Relating to earth; as an earthy sign.5.
Gross; not refined; as an earthy conceit.6.
Earthy fracture, in mineralogy, is when the fracture of a mineral is rough, with minute elevations and depressions.Definition 2024
earthy
earthy
English
Adjective
earthy (comparative earthier, superlative earthiest)
- Resembling dirt or soil (i.e. earth).
- The earthy smell of fresh turned loam told me the farmer had started plowing this morning, the definitive sign of spring for me.
- Down to earth, not artificial, natural.
- She was an earthy soul, the salt of the earth as they say of such rural folk, untarnished by false civilization.
- Like or resembling the earth or of the earth.
- Covered with earth (mud, dirt).
- 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
- He was wet through with the dew and quite earthy from diving into the burrows the Boy had made for him in the flower bed, and Nana grumbled as she rubbed him off with a corner of her apron.
- 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
Translations
resembling dirt or soil
down to earth
resembling or of the earth
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