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homy

homy adjective: homely.

Adjective

homy (comparative more homy, superlative most homy)

  1. (archaic) homely
    • The homy little town was putting on airs of a great city.1921, Harry Leon Wilson, The Wrong Twin

Forms of homy

comparativemore homy
superlativemost homy

Origin of homy

From home + -y.

Questions about homy

What does homy mean?
Homy means homely.
What part of speech is homy?
Homy is an adjective.

Words near homy in the dictionary

  1. homunculines
  2. homunculus
  3. homunculus argument
  4. homunculus arguments
  5. homunculuses
  6. homy
  7. Homyel
  8. Homyel'
  9. homœ-
  10. homœo-
  11. homœoblastic

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