1. Of or consisting of or resembling earth
   "it had an earthy smell"; "only a little earthy bank separates me from the edge of the ocean"
    
2. Not far removed from or suggestive of nature
   "the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow"; "earthy smells of new-mown grass"
    
3. Sensible and practical
   "her earthy common sense";
   - down-to-earth
    
4. Hearty and lusty
   "an earthy enjoyment of life"
    
5. Conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
   "an earthy sense of humour";
   - crude, gross, vulgar, coarse, salty, ripe [informal]

Derived forms: earthiest, earthier

See also: indecent, natural, realistic, uninhibited

Encyclopedia: Earthy