Home"ly, a. [Compar.
Homelier (?); superl. Homeliest.]
[From Home, n.] 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.
Home"ly, adv. Plainly; rudely;
coarsely; as, homely dressed. [R.] Spenser.
