Hoar (Adjective)
Meaning
Showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The old man's hoar beard glistened in the sunlight as he rocked gently on his porch.
- Her hoar locks were a testament to her many years of wisdom and experience.
- The professor's hoary eyebrows were so bushy they seemed to have a life of their own.
- As the ancient tree stood tall, its hoary branches stretched towards the sky like withered fingers.
- The venerable statesman shook his hoar head in dismay as he listened to the young politician's reckless proposals.