homely

  1. Adjective.  Characteristic of or belonging to home, domestic. (defdate, from early 14th c.) .
  2. Adjective.  Simple, familiar, unelaborate. (defdate, from late 14th c.) .
  3. Adjective.  (US) Lacking in beauty or elegance, plain in appearance, physically unattractive.
  4. Adjective.  (India) Proficient in skills needed to maintain a home (''see'' homemaker).

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