Word of the Day:
earthy
What It Means
Resembling dirt or soil (i.e. earth).
Composed, or largely composed, of soil.
Down-to-earth, not artificial, natural.
The earthy smell of fresh turned loam told me the farmer had started plowing this morning, the definitive sign of spring for me.
Earthy in Context
“He was wet through with the dew and quite earthy from diving into the burrows the Boy had made for him in the flower bed, and Nana grumbled as she rubbed him off with a corner of her apron.”
Did You Know?
From Middle English erthy, equivalent to earth + -y. Compare German erdig (“earthy”), Swedish jordig (“earthy”).
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