Modifies a noun

• aroma: Water brings up wood oil, dates and baked apples, with an earthy aroma in the background.

• smell: The rooms had an earthy smell about them all the time.

• flavor: A simple earthy flavor with a hint of cherry.

• tone: The rooms are decorated in earthy tones, many with attractive wooden beads.

• humor: You struck a fine balance, with earthy humor, which was neither racist nor excessively offensive.

• color: Research shows that most buyers prefer natural, earthy colors to bright, bold shades.

Modifying Another Word

• very: Produces a lot of smoke when burned, very earthy, piney scent.

• slightly: Paprika is a deep red, slightly earthy flavored spice made from the dried and ground sweet pepper.

• too: It lacks smoothness and grace, and is too earthy and business-like.

• so: It is so earthy, puzzling, primitive and violent.

• quite: Its basis, however, when viewed under the microscope, is generally quite earthy; but sometimes it exhibits a decidedly crystalline structure.

• sometimes: Comments from Thurnby Book Group: Wonderful descriptive scenes, concise and sometimes earthy.

Used with adjective complement

• smell: You know you have finished compost when it is dark in color, crumbly but not powdered and smells earthy.