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earthily

earthily

6.4
With a taste or smell like fresh soil after rain
  • adverb
  • /ˈɜrθɪli/
translation icon : con notas terrosas
  • The dish had an earthily quality that reminded me of freshly dug potatoes.

Examples

  • The mushrooms added an earthily rich flavor to the dish.

  • The soil smelled earthily after the rain, bringing the garden to life.

  • The soup tasted earthily of root vegetables and fresh herbs.

  • After the rain, the garden smelled earthily and refreshing.

  • The wine had an earthily flavor that reminded me of the vineyard.

  • The scent of the earthily herbs filled the room.

  • His cooking style is earthily influenced by the natural flavors of the ingredients.

Synonyms

soily
vsearthily
4.8

Having dirt on it

suggests smell, taste, or other soil qualities as a manner

Antonyms

artificial
267 3.6

Made by people rather than by nature, often as a copy of something natural

Surface Forms

earthily positive

Morphology

earthily = earthy (transparent) = earth + y + ly

Formed normally from 'earthy' by adding '-ly'; the sensory meaning (taste/smell like soil) is a direct adjective-to-adverb conversion.

Etymology

The word earthily comes from earth ('soil' or 'ground') and the ending -ily, which shows how something is done. It brings to mind the smell or taste of real soil, so a dish or place that smells or tastes earthily has a rich, soil-like flavor.