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earthy
Part of speech: AdjectivePertaining to, composed of, or resembling, the soil; unrefined; coarse.
Part of speech: Noun Usage examples "earthy":- They are of an earthy- brown colour, and rarely exceed five feet three inches in height. - "A Philological Essay Concerning the Pygmies of the Ancients", Edward Tyson.
- Mr. Morell, ' he said, grasping his hand in a hard and earthy palm, 'aw'm some fain to see yo'. - "Lancashire Idylls (1898)", Marshall Mather.
- Came then Swing Tunstall on a paint pony and was moved to mirth at sight of Racey Dawson engaged in earthy labour. - "The Heart of the Range", William Patterson White.