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Meanings of earthy in anglès

Conspicuously and tastelessly indecent.

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Sensible and practical.

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Of or characteristic of this world.

Earthy.

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Examples for "worldly"
Examples for "worldly"
1
Nor do I use the word prosperity in its mere worldly sense.
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
2
But still lays claim to worldly pleasure, does not tell the truth.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
3
The food and drink on offer at The Houghton Hotel remains other-worldly.
The South African
4
The worldly-wise warnings are after all in the interests of true friendship.
Friendship
5
It was his conception of the ideal in worldly-asopposed to spiritual-life
The Book-Hunter at Home
Usage of earthy in anglès
1
The July 1998 cover issue highlights Badu's earthy personality and carefree nature.
Ebony
2
Suddenly Dublin tap water has developed a certain earthy, musty, chlorinated charm.
The Irish Times
3
The atmosphere of the conservatory was close and the smell was earthy.
The Daffodil Mystery
4
Long and technical, earthy and elusive, Daphne is proving a worthy opponent.
Climbing Magazine
5
The earthy, the elemental of eye and ear and skin surrounded him.
Tales of lonely trails
6
It has a lovely earthy flavour that we think is just wonderful.
The Irish Times
7
They were all of the earth earthy, without an idea among them.
John Caldigate
8
Yet as she develops, something fascinating and -literally -earthy happens.
The Guardian
9
The employments and enjoyments of their future state are rude and earthy.
The Destiny of the Soul: A Critical History of the Doctrine of a...
10
She felt his raw, earthy need for her and reveled in it.
Once bitten, twice dead
11
His writing is of the earth, but not of the earth earthy.
Our Friend John Burroughs
12
Sweet Italian sausage works well with the earthy flavors of the barley.
The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
13
She is a curious mixture of earthy and innocent, puerile and pious.
The Irish Times
14
It smelled musty and earthy, like a cellar long sealed from light.
The Wolf’s Hour
15
As we approached the river, I smelled a familiar, pungent piney-earthy scent.
Spirit of the Wolves
16
He yielded, and the underground shanty was left to its earthy seclusion.
The Old Stone House
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