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hoary
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hawr
-ee
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hohr
-ee
]
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hoar·y
/
ˈhɔr
i
,
ˈhoʊr
i
/
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[
hawr
-ee
,
hohr
-ee
]
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adjective,
hoar·i·er,
hoar·i·est.
1.
gray or white with age:
an old dog with a hoary muzzle.
2.
ancient or venerable:
hoary myths.
3.
tedious from familiarity; stale:
Please don't tell that hoary joke at dinner again tonight.
Origin:
1520–30;
hoar
+
-y
1
Related forms
hoar·i·ly,
adverb
hoar·i·ness,
noun
un·hoar·y,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
grizzled, grizzly; hoar.
2.
old, dated, aged; venerated, revered.
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hoary
(ˈhɔːrɪ)
—
adj
,
hoarier
,
hoariest
1.
having grey or white hair
2.
white or whitish-grey in colour
3.
ancient or venerable
'hoarily
—
adv
'hoariness
—
n
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hoary
1520, "grey or white with age" (of hair), 1609 as "venerable, ancient." See hoar.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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