adj
earthy
UR-thee
adj
1
Resembling soil in smell, taste, or appearance.
"The wine had an earthy, mushroomy flavor."
"Beetroot has a distinctly earthy taste."
2
Down-to-earth, plain-spoken, or unpolished, sometimes crude.
"His earthy sense of humor didn't suit the formal dinner."
How to Use Earthy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither literally like soil (smell, taste, color) or figuratively blunt and unrefined.
Common pairings
earthy flavor
earthy humor
earthy tones
Word Forms
earthier comparative, earthiest superlative
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Etymology
From earth plus -y.