Characteristic of, belonging to, or befitting a home; domestic, cosy.
An interesting illustration of this is the way in which the English flower names which were in use till very recently are being ousted by Greek ones, snapdragon becoming antirrhinum, forget-me-not becoming myosotis, etc. It is hard to se…
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(North America) Lacking in beauty or elegance, plain in appearance, physically unattractive.
"I can't send a young, pretty girl, or for that matter even a homely one if you'd have her, on a job like this without telling her what to expect."
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(UK, _, dialectal) On intimate or friendly terms with (someone); familiar; at home (with a person); intimate.
You see, she sees herself as a starlet; I see her as a sturdy, healthy but decidedly homely kid.
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