earthier
SayUR-thee-erUS/ˈɝθiɚ/UK/ˈɜː.θi.ə/
- 1Comparative of earthy.
Roasting beets brings out an earthier, sweeter flavor than boiling them.
The band's second album has an earthier, less polished sound.
Note
A regular comparative with one spelling change: the y of earthy becomes i before -er, the same pattern that gives earthiest. It works for every meaning of earthy, from the smell and taste of soil to plain, unpretentious manners and coarse humor, so an earthier wine, an earthier style and earthier jokes are all ordinary English.
earthier is a form of earthy
earthy, adjective: Resembling soil or earth, or consisting of it. Full entry
- Spelling
- earthy → earthier: change y to i, add -er
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