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homely

adjective as in unattractive

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The self-soothing lies got to laughable levels, including insisting that her music is bad, that she's "homely" and that her boyfriend — literal NFL running back named Travis Kelce — is a "soy boy."

From Salon

The firms today have innocuous, homely names such as Dave.com and Brigit; their websites are adorned with stock photos of young people and families evidently basking in the relief of a short-term financial crisis averted.

At the game’s outset, the calm before the unleashing of a cosmic horror storm, the player explores homely cabins littered with the paraphernalia of private lives: comforting trinkets, family photos.

On the other side, we saw the homely flicker of torches in the distance.

“Why are all the protesters so homely? I don’t think they’re unconnected, I’m not going to lie. I think attractive, smart people are not drawn to this nonsense. They’re living their lives being successful. It’s the unattractive and/or dumb people who feel the need to do this to feel like they matter.”

From Slate

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