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unpleasant to look at
- along with thousands of other people, we entered our beloved pooch in a contest to find the homeliest dog in the country
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“Homely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homely. Accessed 3 Jul. 2022.
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The first known use of homely was in the 14th century
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