This week’s theme
Words related to the names of planets

This week’s words
saturnine
mercurial
jovial
earthy
martial

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(UHR-thee)

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Relating to earth or soil.
2. Direct; uninhibited.
3. Coarse; unrefined.
4. Practical; down-to-earth.
5. Worldly, as opposed to heavenly.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Old English eorthe (earth). Earliest documented use: 1398.

USAGE:

“Vargas Llosa remains fundamentally true to his earthy, non-utopian vision.”
Thomas Mallon; Restless Realism; The New Yorker; Mar 16, 2015.

See more usage examples of earthy in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: