earthy

adjective

1. 1

   conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

   coarse language

   a crude joke

2. 2

   hearty and lusty

   an earthy enjoyment of life

3. 3

   not far removed from or suggestive of nature

   the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow

   earthy smells of new-mown grass

4. 4

   sensible and practical

   has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem

   her earthy common sense

5. 5

   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