Earthy - English meaning

adjective

Dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously indecent.

Usage examples:

Brothers and sisters should avoid one another in public and refrain from telling bawdy jokes or mak…

noun

Humorously indecent talk or writing.

Usage examples:

His wonderful wit greatly delighted contemporary readers, most of whom were not worried by bawdy, t…

adjective

Containing humorous remarks about sex

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Bawdy humour/songs

adjective

Of a colour intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day.

Usage examples:

The clear blue sky

noun

Blue colour or pigment.

Usage examples:

She was dressed in blue

verb

A person who has represented cambridge university (a cambridge blue ) or oxford university (an oxford blue ) at a particular sport in a match between the two universities.

Usage examples:

A flyweight boxing blue

adjective

Rough or harsh in texture.

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A coarse woollen cloth

adjective

Rough and not smooth or soft

Usage examples:

Coarse hair, coarse linen shirts, now and then coarse laughter broke out., our recipe calls for coa…

adjective

Rough and not smooth or soft, or not in very small pieces

Usage examples:

Coarse sand/breadcrumbs, coarse-grained linen is a coarse-grained fabric.

adjective

In a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined.

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Crude oil

noun

Offensively coarse or rude, especially in relation to sexual matters.

Usage examples:

A crude joke

noun

Natural mineral oil.

Usage examples:

The ship was carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude

adjective

Covered or marked with an unclean substance.

Usage examples:

A tray of dirty cups and saucers

adverb

Used for emphasis.

Usage examples:

A dirty great slab of stone

verb

Make dirty.

Usage examples:

She didn't like him dirtying her nice clean towels

adjective

Disgustingly dirty.

Usage examples:

A filthy hospital with no sanitation

adverb

To an extreme extent.

Usage examples:

He has become filthy rich

adjective

Extremely dirty

Usage examples:

Trucks poured out clouds of filthy, black smoke., there were beggars in the streets and filth every…

adjective

Offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being dirty.

Usage examples:

A foul odour

noun

(in sport) an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play, especially one involving interference with an opponent.

Usage examples:

The midfielder was booked for a foul on ford

adverb

Contrary to the rules; unfairly.

Usage examples:

That's the real problem: even guys who want to play fair are under pressure from cheaters to play f…

adjective

(especially of food or drink) resembling or containing fruit.

Usage examples:

Fruity cocktails

adjective

Tasting or smelling like fruit

Usage examples:

The punch was pleasant and fruity.

adjective

Smelling or tasting of fruit

Usage examples:

This wine has a delicious fruity flavour.

adjective

Not conforming with generally accepted standards of behaviour, especially in relation to sexual matters.

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Indecent acts

adjective

Morally offensive, esp. in a sexual way

Usage examples:

Indecent language is not allowed on the radio between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., [ u ] the network receive…

adjective

Morally offensive, especially in a sexual way

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An indecent act/photograph, she accused him of making indecent suggestions to her.

adjective

Not in keeping with good taste and propriety; improper.

Usage examples:

A pub crawl with sundry indecorous adventures

adjective

Behaving badly or rudely

adjective

Having or showing a lack of sensitive understanding or tact.

Usage examples:

Forgive me asking an indelicate question, but how are you off for money?

adjective

Indelicate words or actions are not suitable for a situation and are likely to be offensive

Usage examples:

An indelicate comment, it is indelicate to would it be indelicate to mention the fee at this point?

adjective

Crude and offensive in a sexual way.

Usage examples:

She began to gyrate to the music and sing a lewd song

adjective

(esp. of behavior or speech) sexual in an obvious and socially unacceptable way

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Lewd remarks

adjective

(of behaviour, speech, dress, etc.) sexual in an obvious and rude way

Usage examples:

Ignore him - he's being lewd., a lewd suggestion

noun

A room with lockers where people can leave their clothes while they exercise or play sports

adjective

(of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency.

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Obscene jokes

adjective

Offensive, rude, or disgusting according to accepted moral standards

adjective

Lively, entertaining, and typically sexually titillating.

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The novel was considered rather racy at the time

adjective

Causing slight shock because sex is mentioned or suggested

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A racy story

adjective

Energetically earthy and sexually explicit.

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His raunchy new novel

adjective

Rude or offensive because of showing or talking about sex in an obvious way

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Raunchy language/humor

adjective

Referring to sexual matters in an amusingly coarse or irreverent way.

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A ribald comment

adjective

Ribald language refers to sex in a rude but humorous way

Usage examples:

He entertained us with ribald stories.

adjective

Having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level.

Usage examples:

They had to carry the victim across the rough, stony ground

adverb

In a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently.

Usage examples:

Treat 'em rough but treat 'em fair

noun

A disreputable and violent person.

Usage examples:

The rear of the column was attacked by roughs

adjective

Offensively impolite or bad-mannered.

Usage examples:

She had been rude to her boss

adjective

Behaving in a way that hurts other people’s feelings; not polite

Usage examples:

I apologized for ted’s rude behavior., i thought it was rude of him not to introduce me., i’ve live…

adjective

Sexually suggestive in a light-hearted and humorous way.

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Saucy postcards

adjective

(of talk, writing, or pictures) obscene or lascivious.

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Smutty jokes

adjective

Related to or containing smut

Usage examples:

I was really embarrassed by his smutty jokes.

adjective

Lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.

Usage examples:

He is unwashed, uncouth, and drunk most of the time

adjective

(of a person or a person's behavior) rude and unpleasant

adjective

(of behaviour or actions) not proper or appropriate.

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An unseemly squabble

adjective

Not suitable or polite

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Unseemly language, unseemly haste, unseemly behavior

adjective

Lacking sophistication or good taste.

Usage examples:

A vulgar check suit

adjective

(of movies, electronic images, books, magazines, etc.) containing very rude language or pictures or information about sex that is generally considered offensive