Earthy or earthy means unrefined, crude, or practical--
He has an earthy sense of humor, but he never means to offend.
He shouted an earthy but sincere greeting, and everyone turned to look.
Earthy may describe something reminiscent of soil or dirt--
It has the earthy smell of the garden after it rains.
It has a wonderful earthy taste, like red wine.
Earthly or earthly means worldly; of a practical nature, as opposed to a spiritual one--
It was inspired by "A Garden of Earthly Delights", by Bosch.
While you have been arguing about theology, we have considered the more earthly problem of dinner.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"His earthy approach has helped to solve more earthly problems than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
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