homely
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"Lincoln really was quite a small college, and maybe that's what he was looking for - something that is more homely and welcoming," Gauci suggests.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
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.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
“This genre is a very interesting merge of something that is extremely homely, extremely intimate and private. Then one thinks, how do you take that onstage?”
From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2024
Ms Milne said: "Nowhere do you feel the site or budget was restricted. It feels luxurious, homely, deeply private and relaxing."
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023
The minister’s wife is a homely woman of virtue.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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