hoary
[hawr-ee, hohr-ee]
- gray or white with age: an old dog with a hoary muzzle.
- ancient or venerable: hoary myths.
- tedious from familiarity; stale: Please don't tell that hoary joke at dinner again tonight.
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Origin of hoary
Synonyms for hoary
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Related Words for hoary
antiquated, timeworn, age-old, aged, antique, elderly, old, old-fashioned, older, out-of-date, relic, rusty, venerable, oldie, frosty, graying, silvery, white-haired, whitishExamples from the Web for hoary
Contemporary Examples of hoary
This is just one of those cases when the hoary cliché is true.
The idea is an old one—or as the irritable Economist magazine calls it, “hoary.”
Historical Examples of hoary
One hoary tower only is seen, half hidden by the folds of a valley.
The Roof of FranceMatilda Betham-Edwards
My stockings all want to see my mother, and my hat is hoary with age.'
Heroes of the TelegraphJ. Munro
He listened with eager docility to the voice of hoary wisdom.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
I will listen with coolness to the voice of native sagacity and hoary experience.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
On the contrary, I look upon you as a swaggering bully and a hoary villain.
The Frozen PirateW. Clark Russell
hoary
- having grey or white hair
- white or whitish-grey in colour
- ancient or venerable
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