earthy
earthy is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal. [R.] "Their earthy charge." Milton. The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy. 1 Cor. xv. 47, 48 (Rev. Ver. ) Earthy spirits black and envious are. Dryden.
- 2.Gross; low; unrefined. "Her earthy and abhorred commands." Shak.
- 3.(Min.) Without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch; as, an earthy fracture.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- alluvial
- alluvion
- alluvium
- ancon
- ashore
- bank
- beach
- chalk
- chersonese
- clay
- cledge
- clod
- clot
- coast
- coastal
- come
- continent
- continental
- crag
- debark
- delta
- derelict
- dry
- earth
- estate
- foot
- glebe
- gravel
- ground
- height
- highland
- ironbound
- isthmus
- land
- landed
- landsman
- lea
- levee
- littoral
- loam
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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