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earthiness

/ur-thee/US // ˈɜr θi //UK // (ˈɜːθɪ) //

土气,泥土气息,朴素,泥土

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    earth·i·er, earth·i·est.

    • : 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.
    • : having a dull luster and rough to the touch.
    • : Archaic. worldly; pertaining to the earth.

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Examples

  • Also, while still earthy, they have a milder, more subtle flavor.

  • Domaine la Roubine, La Grange des Briguières 2018Sablet, Cotes du Rhone Villages, France, $22Hearty, earthy and deep — ideal for hearty winter stews — this one is for people who love their wines big, or for budget-minded fans of Chateauneuf-du-Pape.

  • I especially enjoy how the ingredients play off one another — the way the caramelized cauliflower offers a tender, earthy counterpoint to the crisp, sweet red pepper, fresh greens and hearty chickpeas.

  • Add earthy pecans, Scotch bonnet chile and cumin for a gravy that’s anything but boring.

  • Outrageousness hums around these women, and an earthiness too: all have survived—and sometimes thrived from—their drama.

  • Ryan explained: the citrus of Sauvignon Blanc plays off lemon and lime well, but the oak roped in the earthiness of the spinach.

  • It has an earthiness to it that pairs nicely with mushrooms or other earthy flavors, and it also works well with anything spicy.

  • His frank desire for money has the disarming earthiness of a strictly budgeting housewife from Peoria.

  • There is in his very earthiness something that brings its own cleansing, as water is cleansed by passing through the ground.

  • For all its golden earthiness, the style of Debussy is the most liquid and impalpable of musical styles.

  • So to Una there was the world-old shock at the earthiness of love—and the penetrating joy of that earthiness.

  • The spring air in Green River had been full of sweet moisture and earthiness from these steaming meadow-lands.

  • In the midst of soddenest earthiness their fiery wings pierce the night.