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hoarinesses

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hoar⋅y

  [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

Synonyms:
1. grizzled, grizzly; hoar. 2. old, dated, aged; venerated, revered.
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