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Definition of Homeliest
1. homely [adj] - See also: homely
Lexicographical Neighbors of Homeliest
Literary usage of Homeliest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Werner's Readings and Recitations (1906)
"homeliest CAT AT THE SHOW. ROSALIE M. JONES. ( (• TT I! Hit her again! She's ugly
enough to stop a clock." 11 "You let her 'lone," screamed a small voice ..."
2. Argosy All-story Weekly edited by Frank Andrew Munsey (1899)
"... as well as the prosperity of its owner, is entirely due to the homeliest dog
in Boone County. IN THE NET OF THE VISCONTI.- BY UPTON B. SINCLAIR, JR. ..."
3. Passages from the English Note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody Hawthorne (1871)
"Among these there are a few thatched cottage-, the homeliest domiciles that ever
mortals lived in, belonging to the old estate. Directly across the street ..."
4. All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal by Charles Dickens (1881)
"... prejudice and countless obstructions, and that, too, in a wonderfully brief
space of time, was one of the homeliest mortals who ever wore broadcloth. ..."
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