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• This was the era of Star Wars, the reinvention of science fiction with the homely Luke Skywalker.2006 September, Steve Tomkins, “Icon of the Month No. 82: Dr Who”, in Simon Jones, editor, Third Way, volume 29, number 7, Harrow, London…. From the entry lightsaber
• Drawings of a simple, semi-naïf type also stress the homely, almost accidental tenor of the re-tellings.1979, Growing Point, page 3509. From the entry semi-naïf
• It sang a song as it went, it "showed willing," as the homely saying goes.1920, B. Bennion, The trout are rising in England and South Africa; a book for slippered ease, London: William Clowes & Sons, page 4. From the entry show willing
• The diary carefully records the soil of the different localities passed under homely but intelligible farm terms.1904, Bryan J[ames] Clinch, California and Its Missions: Their History to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, volume II, San Francisco, C.A.…. From the entry oxwork
• Grants, or the homely, rustic tinkle of a wheelbarrow full of rubies being jounced along over a nightclub floor.1957, The Monthly Record, volume 61, page 22. From the entry ruby
• 'One cubic centimetre cures ten gloomy sentiments,' said the Assistant Predestinator, citing a piece of homely hypnopædic wisdom.1932, Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, London: Chatto & Windus. From the entry hypnopaedic
• The blue reeks of smoke from the cottages gave the whole widespread landscape an air of settled order and homely comfort.1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC. From the entry reek
• He was so homely that he was attractive.1911, The Philistine, volumes 33-34, page 157. From the entry frecklesome
• We hold their homes!—no bugle blows A weedman's homely deeds!1906, The Independent, page 1024. From the entry weedman
• There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."1903 April 3, Theodore Roosevelt, President Roosevelt's Speech on the Monroe Doctrine," Arizona Journal-Miner, p. 4 (retrieved 19 Dec 2011). From the entry speak softly and carry a big stick
• They were as plain and homely as a table-top dancer when the rains had wiped the paint and powder from her face.2012, Caleb Pirtle, Shelly Marshall, Other Voices, Other Towns: The Traveler's Story, →ISBN. From the entry paint
• She felt a surge of love for it, for its compact practicality, its orderly shippiness, its dutiful precision, its homely solid shelter against the storm.2003, Libby Purves, Casting Off, unnumbered page. From the entry shippiness
• Since Martin — the music salesman — is obsessed with being a lover, naturally he would find a homely school teacher to woo.1982 February 11, David Jacob, “Martin shines in latest film”, in The Hanford Sentinel, Hanford, Calif., page 3-B, column 1. From the entry Betty-Boopish
• Malone, he looks trained to a hair, and as he surveyed the crowd a smile of good-humored contentment pervaded his honest but homely face.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, “‘A Procession! A Procession!’”, in The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC…. From the entry to a hair
• The Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul is a homely looking place, much smaller than it seems, nestled into a quiet suburban street, and painted pastel yellow.2018 October 21, Martin Chulov, “Jamal Khashoggi: murder in the consulate”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian…. From the entry green flag
• They were different from German posters, softer, more homely, the gentle pastel colours flowing into one another as if they had been painted by children anxious to please Mamma.1999, Paul Leonard, “Special Weapons”, in Stephen Cole, editor, More Short Trips: A Collection of Short Stories (Short Trips), London: BBC…. From the entry mamma's boy
• On the other hand, one consequence of our Gallophilism in this sphere has been to push many excellent items of homely Swedish fare off the dinner table.1967, Ingemar Wizelius, Sweden in the Sixties, page 283. From the entry Gallophilism
• It seemed from a distance they were destined to be: branded forever, two names locked in a heart, the love bite of a gossiply, homely, garrulous fly.1922, Asian America: Journal of Culture and the Arts - Issues 1-2, page 93. From the entry gossiply
• Like a great many other Nova Scotia towns that make provision for the tourist, Annapolis, the rare, the old, the memoryful, has pleasant stopping places of homely atmosphere.1920, The Mentor, volume 8, page 191. From the entry memoryful
• This Subaru station wagon was as homely as a hedge fence and cramped as a corn crib, but it was the immediate hit of every ski town in the country.1988 December, Denise McCluggage, "Top Snow Country Vehicles," Snow Country Magazine, p. 71 (Google preview) (retrieved 7 April 2019). From the entry homely as a hedge fence

Meaning of homely

1. adjective Characteristic of, belonging to, or befitting a home; domestic, cosy.
2. adjective Lacking in beauty or elegance, plain in appearance, physically unattractive.
3. adjective On intimate or friendly terms with (someone); familiar; at home (with a person); intimate.

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How do you use homely in a sentence?

Homely is used as an adjective. For example: “I am seeking a beautiful homely girl for marriage.”

What is a short sentence with homely?

“a homely garment”

What does homely mean?

Homely means characteristic of, belonging to, or befitting a home; domestic, cosy.