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Meanings of earthy in English

Conspicuously and tastelessly indecent.

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Sensible and practical.

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Examples for "down-to-earth"
Examples for "down-to-earth"
1
However, scientists are starting to apply space-age solutions to more down-to-earth problems.
The Irish Times
2
Eagle described herself as a good, sensible, down-to-earth woman with northern roots.
The Guardian
3
It was his down-to-earth approach that made him so accessible and popular.
The Guardian
4
Above all, there is a direct, down-to-earth quality about a Wright proceeding.
The new yorker
5
His eventual wife would have to be someone smarter and more down-to-earth.
Depraved

Of or characteristic of this world.

Earthy.

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Usage of earthy in English
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
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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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