Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - earthy
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Earthy
earthy
(earthier, earthiest) 1. If you describe someone as earthy, you mean that they are open and direct, and talk about subjects which other people avoid or feel ashamed about. ...his extremely earthy humour. ADJ c darkgreen]approval • earthiness He loved Gerard’s peasant earthiness. N-UNCOUNT 2. If you describe something as earthy, you mean it looks, smells, or feels like earth. I’m attracted to warm, earthy colours... ADJ: usu ADJ n
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1.
adjective (earthier; -est) Date: 14th century 1. a. of, relating to, or consisting of earth ~ creatures like worms b. suggestive of earth (as in texture, odor, or color) an ~ yellow c. rough, coarse, or plain in taste ~ flavors 2. a. archaic earthly, worldly b. characteristic of or associated with mortal life on the earth prefers ~ to ethereal themes 3. suggestive of plain or poor people or their ways: as a. practical, down-to-earth ~ problems of daily life b. crude, gross ~ humor c. plain and simple in style ; unsophisticated ~ peasant cookery ~ decor ~ clothes • earthiness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. (earthier, earthiest) 1 of or like earth or soil. 2 somewhat coarse or crude; unrefined (earthy humour). Derivatives earthily adv. earthiness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. земляной; землистый 2. житейский, земной earthy man —- человек, стоящий обеими ногами на земле 3. простецкий, грубоватый (о стиле, шутке и т. п.) 4. редк. грубый, низкий 5. библ. перстный of the earth earthy —- из земли перстный; смертный, тленный 6. эл. заземленный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ adj 1 talking about sex and the human body in a direct and impolite way (Simon has a very earthy sense of humour.) 2 tasting, smelling, or looking like earth or soil (a strong earthy smell) - earthiness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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