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.

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-headed, hoary marmot, hoast, hoatching

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Example sentences from the Web for hoary

This is just one of those cases when the hoary cliché is true.
Obama’s Fighting Words|Michael Tomasky|September 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The idea is an old one—or as the irritable Economist magazine calls it, “hoary.”
The Looming Banking Battle|Jeff Madrick|November 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The reader will recognise in this legend the hoary eastern material of many others current also in western lands.
Monumental Java|J. F. Scheltema
Rise up before the hoary head, and honour 30 the face of the old man.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

Up above us, the tombs of our mountain are of so hoary an antiquity that they no longer alarm any one, even by night.
Madame Chrysantheme|Pierre Loti
On the one hand was a sacred grave, on the other hoary locks.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo
Beside those springtide flowers he was putting the ice of winter; hoary experience with young and innocent ignorance.
A Daughter of Eve|Honore de Balzac

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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单词	hoary
释义	hoary [ hawr-ee, hohr-ee ] / ˈhɔr i, ˈhoʊr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hoary ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of hoary First recorded in 1520–30; hoar + -y¹ SYNONYMS FOR hoary 1 grizzled, grizzly; hoar. 2 old, dated, aged; venerated, revered. SEE SYNONYMS FOR hoary ON THESAURUS.COM 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-headed, hoary marmot, hoast, hoatching Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hoary This is just one of those cases when the hoary cliché is true. Obama’s Fighting Words\|Michael Tomasky\|September 7, 2011\|DAILY BEAST The idea is an old one—or as the irritable Economist magazine calls it, “hoary.” The Looming Banking Battle\|Jeff Madrick\|November 12, 2009\|DAILY BEAST The reader will recognise in this legend the hoary eastern material of many others current also in western lands. Monumental Java\|J. F. Scheltema Rise up before the hoary head, and honour 30 the face of the old man. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources\|James Wood Up above us, the tombs of our mountain are of so hoary an antiquity that they no longer alarm any one, even by night. Madame Chrysantheme\|Pierre Loti On the one hand was a sacred grave, on the other hoary locks. Les Misrables\|Victor Hugo Beside those springtide flowers he was putting the ice of winter; hoary experience with young and innocent ignorance. A Daughter of Eve\|Honore de Balzac 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hoary antiquated, timeworn, age-old, aged, antique, elderly, old, old-fashioned, older, out-of-date, relic, rusty, venerable, oldie, frosty, graying, salt and pepper, silvery, white-haired, whitish
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hoary

adjective, hoar·i·er, hoar·i·est.

Origin of hoary

SYNONYMS FOR hoary

OTHER WORDS FROM hoary

Words nearby hoary

Example sentences from the Web for hoary

British Dictionary definitions for hoary

adjective hoarier or hoariest

Derived forms of hoary

Words related to hoary