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Pronunciation : Home"ly
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [From Home, n.]
Definition : 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.
[Compar. Homelier; superl. Homeliest.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Home"ly
Part of Speech : adv.
Definition : Defn: Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed. [R.] Spenser.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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