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Webster 1913 Edition

Homely

Home′ly

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Homelier
;
sup
erl.
Homeliest
.]
[From
Home
,
Noun.
]
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; ugly; – usually used of people, especially women; – contrary to
handsome
.
None so
homely
but loves a looking-glass.
South.

Home′ly

,
adv.
Plainly; rudely; coarsely;
as,
homely
dressed
.
[R.]
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Homely

HO'MELY

,
Adj.
[from home.] Of plain features; not handsome; as a homely face. It expresses less than ugly.
Let time, which makes you homely, make you wise.
1.
Plain, like that which is made for common domestic use; rude; coarse; not fine or elegant; as a homely garment; a homely house; homely are.
Now Strephon daily entertains
His Chloe in the homeliest strains.

HO'MELY

,
adv.
Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as homely dressed. [Little used.]

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