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1 homely
(a) (unpretentious) simple, modeste;∎ they offer good but homely fare on y mange bien mais sans façon;∎ they're homely folk ce sont des gens sans prétention∎ familiar my aunt was a homely old sort ma tante était une de ces bonnes vieilles dames∎ what a homely woman! elle n'est vraiment pas belle cette femme!
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Homelier — Homely 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
homelier — home·ly || həʊmlɪ adj. simple, plain; unattractive, lacking natural beauty; domestic, cozy, informal (British) … English contemporary dictionary
Homeliest — Homely 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homely — 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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