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   hoary

   /ˈhɔːri/

   adjective

   • 1. greyish white: "hoary cobwebs" Similar greyish whitegreywhitesilversilveryfrost-coveredfrostyrimy
   • ▪ (of a person) old and having grey or white hair: "a hoary old fellow with a face of white stubble" Similar elderlyagedoldgetting onancientvenerablelong in the toothof an advanced ageadvanced in yearsgrey-hairedwhite-hairedsilver-hairedsilvery-hairedgrizzledgrizzlyinformal:past itover the hillrare:longevoussenescentOpposite young
   • ▪ used in names of animals and plants covered with whitish fur or short hairs, e.g. hoary bat, hoary cress.
   • 2. overused and unoriginal; trite: "the hoary old adage often used by Fleet Street editors" Similar tritehackneyedclichédbanalplatitudinousvapidordinarycommonplacecommonstockconventionalstereotypedpredictableoverusedoverdoneoverworkedstaleworn outtime-worntiredthreadbarehackunimaginativeunoriginalderivativeuninspiredprosaicroutinepedestrianrun-of-the-millinformal:old hatcornyhackyplayed outcornballdime-storerare:truisticbromidicOpposite original

   Derivatives

   • 1. hoarily adverb
   • 2. hoariness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHOARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Hoary means very old and familiar and therefore not interesting or funny, or (of a person) very old and with white or grey hair. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

   • English (US)

     HOARY meaning: 1. very old and familiar and therefore not...

   • Znaczenie Hoary, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     hoary definicja: 1. very old and familiar and therefore not...

   • Hoary in Traditional Chinese

     HOARY translate: 老掉牙的，老套的, （人）老的，白髮的，頭髮灰白的. Learn more in...

   • Simplified

     HOARY translate: 老掉牙的，老套的, （人）老的，白发的，头发灰白的. Learn more in...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     hoary 의미, 정의, hoary의 정의: 1. very old and familiar and...

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     Examples of HOARY in a sentence, how to use it. 90 examples:...

   • Pronunciation in English

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   • Hoarseness

     HOARSENESS definition: 1. the quality of a person's voice...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hoaryHoary Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Hoary means gray or white with or as if with age, extremely old, or hackneyed. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of hoary from Merriam-Webster.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHOARY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Hoary means very old and familiar or white-haired. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and find synonyms, antonyms and related words in different languages.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › hoaryHOARY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Hoary definition: gray or white with age. See examples of HOARY used in a sentence.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › hoaryHoary - definition of hoary by The Free Dictionary

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   Hoary means gray or white with age, or ancient or venerable. Find out the origin, usage, and examples of hoary and its related words, such as hoar, hoary joke, and hoary myth.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hoaryHoary - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Use the adjective hoary to describe something that is old and worn out — like the hoary jokes your great uncle Albert clings to. The word hoary can also be used to describe something that is white or gray with age.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHOARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Hoary means old and familiar, or having grey or white hair. It can also mean ancient or venerable, or tedious from familiarity. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples and word origin.