If she is not much to look at, then you can call her `homely’. When you refer to a girl as being homely, what you are suggesting is that she is rather plain or ugly. The word can be used with animals as well.
*Her daughters are very intelligent, but rather homely.
When you refer to a chair as being `homely’, what you mean is that it is not elegant to look at, but comfortable to sit on.
Source: ‘Know Your English’ ( The Hindu) – April 10, 2006
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