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comparative earthier, superlative earthiest
Resembling dirt or soil (i.e. earth). examples
Down-to-earth, not artificial, natural. quotations examples
Meekly thou didſt reſign this earthy load / Of Death, call'd Life;
1673, John Milton, “Sonnet XIV”, in Poems, &c. upon Several Occasions, London: […] Tho[mas] Dring […], page 58
(figurative) Coarse and unrefined, crude. examples
Like or resembling the earth or of the earth. examples
Covered with earth (mud, dirt). quotations examples
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.
1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company