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down-to-earth

adjective
 
 
/ˌdaʊn.tuːˈɜːθ/ US  /-ˈɝːθ/ approving

Definition

C1 practical, reasonable, and friendly: She's a down-to-earth sort of woman with no pretensions.Wise and sensible
(Definition of down-to-earth adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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