homely
adjective
lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive.
unhomely
-
a word derived from
homely.
Example Sentences
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Solastalgia speaks of a modern uncanny, in which a familiar place is rendered unrecognisable by climate change or corporate action: the home become suddenly unhomely around its inhabitants.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 1, 2016
Both shows present an unhomely vision of home, depicting it as a place of repressed longings and semi-functional objects.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2010
One of our 17th century poets has said, "Go where thou wilt . . . if thy soul is a stranger to thee, this whole world is unhomely."
From Time Magazine Archive
It was all strange, and unhomely, and comfortless; like one of those wild dream-pictures which seem so appallingly real in their hideous unreality.
From Vixen, Volume III. by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
There was no sound but the occasional scamper of some small furry animal or the unhomely call of an Australian parrot or magpie.
From The Happy Adventurers by Lydia Miller Middleton
