An interesting illustration of this is the way in which the English flower names which were in use till very recently are being ousted by Greek ones, snapdragon becoming antirrhinum, forget-me-not becoming myosotis, etc. It is hard to see any practical reason for this change of fashion: it is probably due to an instinctive turning-away from the more homely word and a vague feeling that the Greek word is scientific.

Mowgli: "Oh, don't worry Chota, it may not be homely, but I can warm it up."

"I can't send a young, pretty girl, or for that matter even a homely one if you'd have her, on a job like this without telling her what to expect."

You see, she sees herself as a starlet; I see her as a sturdy, healthy but decidedly homely kid.

With all these men I was right homely, and communed with them long and oft.

I am seeking a beautiful homely girl for marriage.

There is no simple way to define precisely a complex arrangement of parts, however homely the object may appear to be.

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