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Earthy \Earth"y\, a.
1. Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike;
as, earthy matter.

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How pale she looks,
And of an earthy cold! --Shak.

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All over earthy, like a piece of earth. --Tennyson.

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2. Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly;
terrestrial; carnal. [R.] "Their earthy charge." --Milton.

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The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second
man is from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they
also that are earthy. --1 Cor. xv.
47, 48 (Rev.
Ver. )

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Earthy spirits black and envious are. --Dryden.

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3. Gross; low; unrefined. "Her earthy and abhorred commands."
--Shak.

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4. (Min.) Without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch;
as, an earthy fracture.

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