homely

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1. homely - Noun

2. homely - Adjective

4. homely - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home; domestic; familiar; intimate.

Plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished; as, a homely garment; a homely house; homely fare; homely manners.

Of plain or coarse features; uncomely; -- contrary to handsome.

Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed.

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If, after I depart this vale, you ever remember me and have thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner and wink your eye at some homely girl. H. L. Mencken

I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose = words in their best order; - poetry = the best words in the best order. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The pilasters reaching down were adorned with a glistering substance (I know not what) under glass (as it seemed), resembling a homely fancy, but I judged it to be sugar-candy yet to my raised imagination, divested of its homelier qualities, it appeared a glorified candy. Charles Lamb

A dog won't forsake his master because of poverty; a son never deserts his mother because of her homely appearance. Chinese Proverb

Home is home, though it be never so homely. English Proverb

Homely in the cradle, pretty at the table. American Proverb

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