It seemed so modest a request that the principal tree at once aGREed to it, and it was settled among them that the plain, homely Ash should furnish what was wanted.
（） She's a homely girl.
Some regular travelers take their own belongings: like bed sheets, pillowcases and family photos to make them feel like home no matter where they are; some stay for long periods in the same hotel and as a result become very familiar with service and attendants; others may simply put some flowers by the hotel window to make things more homely.
Squat, homely, dwarfed by the stately oaks and poplars nearby and unnoticed by the tourists passing in horse-drawn carriages, it's a tree that only birds and nut-hungry squirrels could love.
That must be the story of innumerable couples,and the pattern of life it offers has a homely grace.
Montgomery (1874 - 1942), Anne of Green Gables, 1908 A fine dress on a homely maiden is never enough of a distraction.
" Rudy allowed himself to be kissed; but it could be seen by his countenance that he only endured the infliction as a homely duty.
The boy throve; the noble blood in his veins was warm, and he became strong on his homely fare.
The old mansion was repaired and painted, the ditches were cleaned and fruit-trees planted; all was homely and pleasant, and the floors were as white and shining as a pasteboard.
A little homely bed was prepared for him, but to him who had so often slept on the hard stones it was a royal couch, and he slept sweetly and dreamed of the splendid pictures and of the Metal Pig.
A friendly, homely room.
