Plain homely furniture.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

The homely everyday atmosphere.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

A homely child.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

homely truths.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

She made a humble apology, though in homely words, for the insult he had received in their house.    From Wordnik.com.  [Zoe: The History of Two Lives] Reference

In the book, Winifred is plain -- homely, even -- but bright, talented, hard-working, and explicitly a very nice girl.    From Wordnik.com.  [mrissa: They'll put it on my tombstone: "The book was better."] Reference

Hayyim the Glazier is reputed to have been a man of fine countenance, wise in homely counsel, honest in all his dealings.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Promised Land] Reference

Yet despite the fact that he was often referred to as homely or even ugly, Maureen was struck by how absolutely beautiful he was.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Poet Prince] Reference

So the question is, why the heck is good-guy George calling her homely?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 13, 2010] Reference

"A pretty girl don't like to be called homely any more than a homely one.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage] Reference

Searching her memory, Onyx vaguely recalled the homely man from the vision in the globe.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Black Wing]

ROTY over She's all that because SAT's foundation of an ugly duckling (aka the homely hot girl) is a very John Hughes-y 80s plot device.    From Wordnik.com.  [Best Week Ever] Reference

I mean, they are kind of homely, those little things.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 24, 2007] Reference

"In America 'homely' means 'plain'," said Audley irrelevantly.    From Wordnik.com.  [War Game]

Ofcourse you can call a cake 'homely' and I take it as a compliment.    From Wordnik.com.  [A memory test and the ultimate carrot cake] Reference

The carrot cake looks very homely can you call a cake "homely"? and inviting.    From Wordnik.com.  [A memory test and the ultimate carrot cake] Reference

She was skinny and kind of homely but if she decided she wanted you, you were hers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tell me again why I left the theatre] Reference

All-in-all, Mary thought, Alice is kind of homely, but she's sweet and so good to her kids.    From Wordnik.com.  [BORDER JUSTICE] Reference

Especially Kaylee who I though was the prettiest even though she was portrayed as the "homely" one.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is Firefly Good Sci-Fi?] Reference

The Divisional Commander called it "homely"; the Corps Commander remarked that its style was "not cramped, anyhow -- what?" and the Army.    From Wordnik.com.  [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 26, 1919] Reference

Is truth to her in homely guise.    From Wordnik.com.  [Verse Memorials.] Reference

We welcomed the new year in homely fashion.    From Wordnik.com.  [01/01/2003 - 02/01/2003] Reference

One Life Stand offers a kind of homely, begrudging catchiness.    From Wordnik.com.  [East Bay Express] Reference

"She might be called a homely woman in both senses of the word.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cicely and Other Stories] Reference

Alexis added that the next album 'One Life Stand' has a "homely" sound.    From Wordnik.com.  [Femalefirst.co.uk - Celebrity Gossip + Lifestyle Magazine] Reference

No, "homely" is the only impression I shall ever have of Verlaine, the man.    From Wordnik.com.  [Without Prejudice] Reference

So we checked the dictionary, and sure enough, in British English 'homely' means.    From Wordnik.com.  [Qwaider Planet] Reference

So it should come as no surprise that after a fortnight of being called 'homely' and.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home | Mail Online] Reference

I have always found that the "homely" gals seem to try harder in pleasing their men.    From Wordnik.com.  [Newsvine - Get Smarter Here] Reference

Boyle, often described as "homely" or "dowdy," is rewriting the rules of celebrity with a sublime beauty.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference

Her intellect was solid but ordinary -- a kind of homely brown intellect, untouched by sunset or sunrise tint.    From Wordnik.com.  [Miriam's Schooling and Other Papers] Reference

The average girl-next-door, right, with the 'homely' shape is what men are looking for according to a new study.    From Wordnik.com.  [Impact Lab] Reference

Looks like an attempt was made to make the president appear "homely" and not too formal, probably at his request.    From Wordnik.com.  [timesofmalta.com] Reference

Even as "homely" as they both are, neither could actually ugly a deer to death, although they're both working on it.    From Wordnik.com.  [hattiesburgamerican.com -] Reference

Then there was Thomas, a typical guy off street, kind of homely looking who built a magnificent window from scratch.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recent Activity] Reference

Although our workplace is "homely" and we have a lot of fun, I like to think that we are all thoroughly professional.    From Wordnik.com.  [Muti] Reference

That is how I came to study medicine, and that is how I learned to love the word 'homely' in its first and best sense.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cicely and Other Stories] Reference

Hamlet is, I believe, connected in some way with "homely" the entire event of the tragedy turning on betrayal of home duty.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing] Reference

Everybody has been blogging about peaches lately. yours looks the most "homely" and best! i want some.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tuna Toast] Reference

Father stirred a little and said, in a kind of homely way, "Well you see, things have begun to look rather more serious.    From Wordnik.com.  [At Bertram's Hotel]

"You're in a position now, John," he said, and there was a kind of homely eloquence in his serious voice, "to be a friend to the people.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lifted Masks; stories] Reference

Webb didn't want to hire her; he thought her homely.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Scat Lady] Reference

"There is a homely adage which runs: 'Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far'.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Dawn Of The Century] Reference