Hoary (Adjective)
Meaning 2
Showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head".
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All adjective clusters.
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Meaning 3
Ancient; "hoary jokes".
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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.