of the nature of or consisting of earth or soil.

characteristic of earth

an earthy smell.

realistic; practical.

coarse or unrefined

an earthy sense of humor.

direct; robust; unaffected

an earthy, generous woman.

(of a mineral) having a dull luster and rough to the touch.

Archaic . worldly; pertaining to the earth.

adjective

cultured , elegant , refined , sophisticated

adjective

bawdy , coarse , crude , down , down home , down-to-earth * , dull , easygoing , folksy , funky * , hard-boiled * , home folk , homely , homey , indelicate , lowbred , lusty , mundane , natural , pragmatic , ribald , robust , rough , simple , unidealistic , uninhibited , unrefinednotes:earthy is \'similar to earth; hearty\' or \'coarse , vulgar\' while earthly is \'pertaining to human existence on earth\'; earthen means \'made of earth or clay\' , earthen , earthlike , terrestrial , earthbound , secular , tellurian , telluric , temporal , terrene , worldly , blue , off-color , provocative , risqu , salty , scabrous , spicy , suggestive , bulwark , carnal , chthonian , chthonic , earthly , excavation , gross , groveling , hearty , heathenish , indecent , low , mortal , obscene , pagan , practical , rabelaisian , realistic , unrefined , visceral , vulgar