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   hoary

   /ˈhɔːri/

   adjective

   • 1. greyish white: "hoary cobwebs" Similar greyish whitegreywhitesilversilveryfrost-coveredfrostyrimy
   • ▪ (of a person) old and having grey or white hair: "a hoary old fellow with a face of white stubble" Similar elderlyagedoldgetting onancientvenerablelong in the toothof an advanced ageadvanced in yearsgrey-hairedwhite-hairedsilver-hairedsilvery-hairedgrizzledgrizzlyinformal:past itover the hillrare:longevoussenescentOpposite young
   • ▪ used in names of animals and plants covered with whitish fur or short hairs, e.g. hoary bat, hoary cress.
   • 2. overused and unoriginal; trite: "the hoary old adage often used by Fleet Street editors" Similar tritehackneyedclichédbanalplatitudinousvapidordinarycommonplacecommonstockconventionalstereotypedpredictableoverusedoverdoneoverworkedstaleworn outtime-worntiredthreadbarehackunimaginativeunoriginalderivativeuninspiredprosaicroutinepedestrianrun-of-the-millinformal:old hatcornyhackyplayed outcornballdime-storerare:truisticbromidicOpposite original

   Derivatives

   • 1. hoarily adverb
   • 2. hoariness noun

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   What is the meaning of Hoar?

   • 1. Gray or white with or as if with age. 2. Covered with grayish hair or pubescence: hoary leaves. 3. So old as to inspire veneration; ancient. hoar′i·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   What is a hoary old monster?

   • Of all the hoary old monsters, dragons are the most persistent, appearing everywhere from mall crystal shops to Disney movies. Donald G. McNeil, Jr. The trees in the orchard were hoary with lichen … Christine Schutt Did you know? Hoary is an Old English word that comes from hoar, which shares its meanings.

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   What is the meaning of the adjective hoary?

   • The adjective HOARY has 3 senses: 1. showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair 2. ancient Meaning: Showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair Synonyms: hoary; hoar; grizzly; grey-headed; grey-haired; white-haired; gray-headed; gray-haired; gray; grey Context examples:

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   What is a hoary head?

   • It is derived from the Old English hār, of Germanic origin; related to German hehr “majestic, noble.” The word “hoary” refers to the color gray or white, so the “hoary head” is better known as a senior citizen or elderly person. Old age is not necessarily good, be sure to notice; it is not automatically bad either.

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   Hoary means gray or white with or as if with age, extremely old, or hackneyed. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of hoary from Merriam-Webster.

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   Hoary means very old and familiar or (of a person) very old and with white or grey hair. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and see synonyms and translations.

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   hoary: 1 adj showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair “nodded his hoary head” Synonyms: gray , gray-haired , gray-headed , grey , grey-haired , grey-headed , grizzly , hoar , white-haired old (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age adj ancient “ hoary jokes” ...

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   Hoary means very old and familiar or white-haired. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and find synonyms, antonyms and related words in different languages.

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   Hoary means having grey or white hair, white or whitish-grey in colour, or ancient or venerable. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples and word frequency of 'hoary'.

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