In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EARTHIER
EARTHY
crude, earthy, gross, vulgar
(adjective) conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; “coarse language”; “a crude joke”; “crude behavior”; “an earthy sense of humor”; “a revoltingly gross expletive”; “a vulgar gesture”; “full of language so vulgar it should have been edited”
earthy
(adjective) hearty and lusty; “an earthy enjoyment of life”
earthy
(adjective) not far removed from or suggestive of nature; “the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow”; “earthy smells of new-mown grass”
earthy, down-to-earth
(adjective) sensible and practical; “has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem”; “her earthy common sense”
earthy
(adjective) of or consisting of or resembling earth; “it had an earthy smell”; “only a little earthy bank separates me from the edge of the ocean”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
earthier
comparative form of earthy
Anagrams
• heartier
Source: Wiktionary
EARTHY
Earth"y, a.
1. Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter. How pale she looks, And of an earthy cold! Shak. All over earthy, like a piece of earth. Tennyson.
2. Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal. [R.] "Their earthy charge." Milton. 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. ) Earthy spirits black and envious are. Dryden.
3. Gross; low; unrefined. "Her earthy and abhorred commands." Shak.
4. (Min.)
Definition: Without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch; as, an earthy fracture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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