hoary

[ hawr-ee, hohr-ee ]
/ ˈhɔr i, ˈhoʊr i /
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adjective, hoar·i·er, hoar·i·est.

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

First recorded in 1520–30; hoar + -y1

SYNONYMS FOR hoary

1 grizzled, grizzly; hoar.
2 old, dated, aged; venerated, revered.
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OTHER WORDS FROM hoary

hoar·i·ly, adverbhoar·i·ness, nounun·hoar·y, adjective

Words nearby hoary

hoare, hoarfrost, hoarhound, hoarse, hoarsen, hoary, hoary cress, hoary marmot, hoary-headed, hoast, hoatching
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Words related to hoary

antiquated, timeworn, age-old, aged, antique, elderly, old, old-fashioned, older, out-of-date, relic, rusty, venerable, oldie, frosty, graying, silvery, white-haired, whitish

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British Dictionary definitions for hoary

hoary
/ (ˈhɔːrɪ) /

adjective hoarier or hoariest

having grey or white hair
white or whitish-grey in colour
ancient or venerable

Derived forms of hoary

hoarily, adverbhoariness, noun
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