資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Homely \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.

資料來源 : WordNet®

homelier
     See {homely}

homely
     adj 1: lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child";
            "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a
            plain girl with a freckled face" [syn: {plain}]
     2: having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely
        everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn" [syn: {homelike},
         {homey}, {homy}]
     3: plain and unpretentious; "homely truths"; "letters to his
        son full of homely advice"; "homely fare"
     4: without artificial refinement or elegance; "plain homely
        furniture"; "homely manners"
     [also: {homeliest}, {homelier}]