hoary
pronunciation
How to pronounce hoary in British English:
UK [ˈhɔ:ri]
How to pronounce hoary in American English:
US [ˈhɔri, ˈhori]
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- Adjective:
- showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair
- ancient
- covered with fine whitish hairs or down
Word Origin
- hoary (adj.)
- 1510s, "gray or white with age" (of hair); c. 1600 as "venerable, ancient;" from hoar + -y (2). Related: Hoariness.
Example
- 1. Because plants scatter infrared radiation , shots of tea forests and plantations take on an ethereal hoary glow .
- 2. Literary a hoary old butler slowly opened the creaking door .
- 3. The hero of the epic poem was described as being hoary with age .
- 4. Tackling this hoary puzzle requires expertiseinseveral fields , including cryptography , linguistics and medieval history .
- 5. Wish all people , the hoary head not and mutually leave .