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  1. 1. n. Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home; domestic; familiar; intimate. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished; as, a homely garment; a homely house; homely fare; homely manners. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Of plain or coarse features; uncomely; -- contrary to handsome. Source: opted
  4. 4. adv. Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed. Source: opted
  5. 5. adj. lacking in physical beauty or proportion Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable Source: wordnet
  7. 7. adj. plain and unpretentious Source: wordnet
  8. 8. adj. without artificial refinement or elegance Source: wordnet
  9. 9. 1. Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home; domestic; familiar; intimate. [Archaic] With all these men I was right homely, and communed with, them long and oft. Foxe. Their homely joys, and destiny obscure. Gray. 2. Plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished; as, a homely garment; a homely house; homely fare; homely manners. Now Strephon daily entertains His Chloe in the homeliest strains. Pope. 3. Of plain or coarse features; uncomely; -- contrary to handsome. None so homely but loves a looking-glass. South. Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed. [R.] Spenser. Source: webster
  10. 10. Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed. [R.] Spenser. Source: adambom
  11. 11. j:100 s. lacking in physical beauty or proportion s. plain and unpretentious s. without artificial refinement or elegance Source: ecdict

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