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Hoary (Adjective)

Meaning 1

Covered with fine whitish hairs or down.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

  • Canescent

Meaning 2

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.

Synonyms

  • Grey
  • Gray-haired
  • White-haired
  • Gray-headed
  • Gray
  • Grey-headed
  • Hoar
  • Grey-haired
  • Grizzly

Related Words

  • Hoariness (noun)

Meaning 3

Ancient; "hoary jokes".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • The ancient ruins stood as a testament to the once-great civilization, their crumbling stones weathered to a hoary grey.
  • Hoary conventions of polite behavior governed the interactions of the aristocratic class.
  • Her grandmother was famous for telling hoary stories of ghostly encounters that always sent shivers down her spine.
  • The hoary topic of politics dominated the conversation at the dinner party.
  • As I flipped through the dusty pages of the old book, I came across a hoary observation that still rang true today.

Synonyms

  • Rusty
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