Earthy and Fanciful

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Earthy adjective - Willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly.

Usage example: the dog trainer was earthy, no-nonsense, and blunt—with us, as well as our dog

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Fanciful is an antonym for earthy.

Nearby Words: earth, earthly, earthwork, earthen, earthed

Fanciful adjective - Conceived or made without regard for reason or reality.

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Earthy is an antonym for fanciful.

Nearby Words: fancy, fancied, fancier, fancifully

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