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1Homely — Home ly, a. [Compar. {Homelier}; superl. {Homeliest}.] [From {Home}, n.] 1. Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home; domestic; familiar; intimate. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] With all these men I was right homely, and communed with,… …
2Homely — Home ly, adv. Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed. [R.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …
3home — see home is home, as the devil said when he found himself in the Court of Session home is home though it’s never so homely home is where the heart is charity begins at home curses, like chickens, come home to roost …
4home|ly — «HOHM lee», adjective, li|er, li|est. 1. not good looking; ugly; plain: »Cinderella s sisters were very homely. Let time, that makes you homely, make you sage (Thomas Parnell). SYNONYM(S): uncomely. See syn …
5homely — home|ly [ˈhəumli US ˈhoum ] adj 1.) BrE simple in a way that makes you feel comfortable ▪ a modern hotel with a homely atmosphere 2.) BrE a homely person is warm and friendly and enjoys home life ▪ Mrs Keane is a comfortable, homely person. 3.)… …
6homely — [hōm′lē] adj. homelier, homeliest [ME homli] 1. Obs. a) of the home; domestic b) HOMELIKE 2. a) characteristic of or suitable for home or home life; simple and unpretentious or plain and everyday …
7homely — (adj.) late 14c., of or belonging to home or household, domestic, from M.E. hom home (see HOME (Cf. home) (n.)) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Sense of plain, unadorned, simple is late 14c., and extension to having a plain appearance, ugly, crude took place… …
8homely — home•ly [[t]ˈhoʊm li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est 1) lacking in physical attractiveness; plain 2) simple; unpretentious: homely food[/ex] 3) commonly seen or known; familiar • Etymology: 1300–50; ME homly home′li•ness, n …
9home — [adj] domestic at ease, at rest, central, down home*, familiar, family, homely, homey, household, inland, in one’s element*, internal, in the bosom*, local, national, native; concept 536 Ant. business, commercial home [n1] place where a human… …
10homely — home|ly [ houmli ] adjective 1. ) AMERICAN ugly: a homely child 2. ) BRITISH HOMEY …