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'

conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; coarse language; a crude joke; crude behavior; an earthy sense of humor; a revoltingly gross expletive; a vulgar gesture; full of language so vulgar it should have been edited

[ Syn: crude , gross , vulgar ]

not far removed from or suggestive of nature; the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow; earthy smells of new-mown grass'

hearty and lusty; an earthy enjoyment of life'

sensible and practical; has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem; her earthy common sense

[ Syn: down-to-earth ]