bare-boned vs homely

bare-boned

adj
  • slim; not fleshy; very lean; emaciated 

  • Very basic; having only the essentials and nothing else. 

homely

adj
  • Lacking in beauty or elegance, plain in appearance, physically unattractive. 

  • Personal; private. 

  • Domestic; tame. 

  • On intimate or friendly terms with (someone); familiar; at home (with a person); intimate. 

  • Characteristic of, belonging to, or befitting a home; domestic, cozy. 

  • Conservative and family-oriented. 

  • Friendly; kind; gracious; cordial. 

How often have the words bare-boned and homely occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )