as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
along with thousands of other people, we entered our beloved pooch in a contest to find the homeliest dog in the country
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Recent Examples of homely
The colour palette of petrol-blue, canary yellow and bright orange adds to this homely vibe and feels at once interesting and welcoming.
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Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Overlapping, roasted slices of lemon can camouflage a homely turkey.
—Bonnie S. Benwick, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
In the English basement, Bergman and Pond turned a homely kitchen into one that would suit two chefs.
—Curbed, 17 Jan. 2024
Despite the grandeur of the castle—and all the amenities of a luxury hotel that come with it—there remains a homely, informal atmosphere to the Domaine.
—Shon Faye, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2023
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Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Overlapping, roasted slices of lemon can camouflage a homely turkey.
—Bonnie S. Benwick, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
In the English basement, Bergman and Pond turned a homely kitchen into one that would suit two chefs.
—Curbed, 17 Jan. 2024
Despite the grandeur of the castle—and all the amenities of a luxury hotel that come with it—there remains a homely, informal atmosphere to the Domaine.
—Shon Faye, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2023
See all Example Sentences for homely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homely
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After yet another ugly showing, that’s the question Yzerman may have to spend his holiday pondering.Max Bultman, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Before us, Aghdam, once a vibrant urban hub, exposed the ugly scars of war.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2019
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His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.SI.com, SI.com, 1 Feb. 2018
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No abstract theory regardless of how sincerely held should impede or distract from that hideous, concrete real-world reality.Caroline Frost, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2024
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The Menendez trials — the first of the two ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury — became such a sensation in part because of the hideous nature of the crime, but also because of who Lyle and Erik were.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Lily-Rose Depp and Bill Skarsgård star as the gorgeous Ellen Hutter and grotesque vampire Count Orlok, respectively, alongside Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin and Eggers regulars Willem Dafoe and Ralph Ineson.William Earl, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
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Users reported grotesque necrotic wounds that eat away at their skin and even the underlying flesh – a side effect of the veterinary drug.Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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That’s so great in the book, having that perspective on somebody’s darkest, deepest, most unattractive, unflattering thoughts.Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
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The once objectively unattractive 53-year-old has drastically altered his appearance with a very obvious hair transplant.Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Homely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homely. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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